It takes the average reader 10 hours and 10 minutes to read Refuge in the Battlefield by Ezekiel Ette
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Two young American women left the familiar behind in New Jersey to work in Africa in the 1960s. Their aim was to help the less fortunate and changed the world. They risked their lives to help others but instead found themselves in a war zone. They had thought of their volunteer work in Africa as going to teach the people, but they became social workers and advocated in a dangerous environment. They eventually escaped back to the United States along with the orphan boy that they rescued. The reader is invited to follow this engaging story as the women encounter brushes with danger. We admire their tenacity and their strong faith despite the daily dangers they face. In a world that seems lonely and full of strive and "isms", the boy who has now become a man finds love and hope despite differences in origin and geography. The novel presents an example of faith and navigation through challenges. It presents stories of survival and hope in a broken world and lifts up characters that survive and thrive despite hardships. It is a story of inspiration and a story of hope. Refuge in the Battlefield is a story that explores the source of human problems . Human strength, compassion and resiliency are shown despite the differences in race and religion. Danger maybe all around, but it is when we care for each other that we find fulfillment. Dr. Ezekiel Ette is the Chair person of the Department of Social Work at Delaware State University. He brings to fiction his passion and questions from years of teaching about spirituality and social work. This novel is a riveting story that explores human kindness as well as human brutality. In this story, we see the violence of war, the oppressive nature of culture but above all, we see the kindness of strangers.
Refuge in the Battlefield by Ezekiel Ette is 610 pages long, and a total of 152,500 words.
This makes it 206% the length of the average book. It also has 186% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 53 minutes to read Refuge in the Battlefield aloud.
Refuge in the Battlefield is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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