It takes the average reader 8 hours and 38 minutes to read In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Following World War II, a British widow joins a Benedictine monastery in this poignant New York Times bestseller from the author of Black Narcissus. For most of her adult life, Philippa Talbot has been a successful British professional. Now in her forties, the World War II–widow has made a startling decision: She’s giving up her civil service career and elite social standing to join a convent as a postulant Roman Catholic nun. In Sussex in the south of England, Philippa begins her new life inside Brede Abbey, a venerable, 130-year-old Benedictine monastery. Taking her place among a diverse...
In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden is 506 pages long, and a total of 129,536 words.
This makes it 171% the length of the average book. It also has 158% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 47 minutes to read In This House of Brede aloud.
In This House of Brede is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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