It takes the average reader 7 hours and 5 minutes to read Lion on the Hearth by John Ehle
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Lion on the Hearth is the story of the King family, successful merchants in Great Depression-era Asheville, North Carolina, where trading, competing, and risk taking are necessary for survival, and where greed and lust for love and power tests the limits of a strong, ambitious family. First published by Harper & Row in 1961, Lion on the Hearth is chronologically the sixth book in John Ehle's seven-book Appalachian series that includes The Land Breakers, The Journey of August King, Time of Drums, The Road, The Winter People, and Last One Home.
Lion on the Hearth by John Ehle is 416 pages long, and a total of 106,496 words.
This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 130% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 41 minutes to read Lion on the Hearth aloud.
Lion on the Hearth is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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