It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Penelope Fitzgerald's Booker Prize–winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames and has a new introduction from Alan Hollinghurst. On the Battersea Reach, a mixed bag of the slightly disreputable, the temporarily lost, and the patently eccentric live on houseboats, rising and falling with the tides of the Thames. There is good-natured Maurice, by occupation a male prostitute, by chance a receiver of stolen goods. And Richard, an ex-navy man whose boat, much like its owner, dominates the Reach. Then there is Nenna, an abandoned wife and mother...
Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.
This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Offshore aloud.
Offshore 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.
Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.
To buy Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald on Amazon click the button below.
Buy Offshore on Amazon