It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Sandlands by Rosy Thornton
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A collection of linked short stories, all set in and around the small village of Blaxhall in the sandlings of coastal Suffolk, which is the reason for the title, ‘Sandlands’. The collection is inspired by the landscape of the area and its flora and fauna, as well as by its folklore and historical and cultural heritage. Six of the twelve stories focus around a particular bird, animal, wildflower or insect characteristic of the locality, from barn owl to butterfly. The book might be described as a collection of ghost stories; in fact, while one or two stories involve a more or less supernatural...
Sandlands by Rosy Thornton is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.
This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Sandlands aloud.
Sandlands is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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