How Long to Read Long Gone, Come Home

How Long Does it Take to Read Long Gone, Come Home?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 49 minutes to read Long Gone, Come Home by Monica Chenault-Kilgore

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Spanning from the joyous peak of the 1930s jazz era to the Great Depression and civil rights movement, Long Gone, Come Home weaves a poetic tale of love, life, and loss as one woman learns the true meaning of home. Birdie Jennings dreams of a big life beyond her small town of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky—beyond her mundane job tying tobacco leaves at Wrights Factory, beyond her position as the baby of the family. Her life changes when she meets smooth-talking Jimmy Walker. Jimmy makes big promises for an exciting life together, and Birdie is quickly swept off her feet. But some short years after they marry, Jimmy disappears without a trace, leaving Birdie hurt and alone with their two toddlers. Out of money and out of options, Birdie moves back home with her overbearing mother. Just as she's settling into her new life, Birdie witnesses a gruesome murder and is urged to flee Mt. Sterling to avoid questioning. With nothing but a borrowed suitcase and a questionable note about a house in Cincinnati promised to Jimmy, she travels to the big city just as she and Jimmy dreamed, determined to put her life back together. Plunged into the bustling jazz scenes of the hottest nightclubs and backwoods juke joints, Birdie learns that finding her place among criminals and saints is tough—but she is tougher. Even when some harsh lessons threaten the life she’s created on her own terms…

How long is Long Gone, Come Home?

Long Gone, Come Home by Monica Chenault-Kilgore is 344 pages long, and a total of 87,376 words.

This makes it 116% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Long Gone, Come Home Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 57 minutes to read Long Gone, Come Home aloud.

What Reading Level is Long Gone, Come Home?

Long Gone, Come Home is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Long Gone, Come Home?

Long Gone, Come Home by Monica Chenault-Kilgore is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Long Gone, Come Home by Monica Chenault-Kilgore on Amazon click the button below.