How Long to Read Summer Day

How Long Does it Take to Read Summer Day?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read Summer Day by Frank Parker

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

Description

Bess, a Welsh Collie sheepdog, is old and ailing. Jack, her owner, has decided it is time to put her down. His young son, Henry, tries to prevent this, causing Jack's gun to go off injuring Jack. Believing he is responsible for his father's death, Henry runs away, taking Bess with him. Will this summer day be the last of Bess's life? Or of Henry's? Set on a Welsh Border hill farm in 1947, a time and place lacking land-line phones, let alone broadband, the story follows Henry's desperate attempts to evade capture, and the amateurish efforts of family and neighbours to find him and explain that his father's injuries are not life threatening and no-one holds him responsible. Each member of the family has his or her own fears for the future and these influence their behaviour throughout the long sultry day as storm clouds gather. Henry's older brother, Cecil, wants to have a bigger say in the running of the farm, his mother and his sister, Margery, are preoccupied with planning her forthcoming marriage. His aunts, too, have problems that demand attention. Assorted professionals have their own distorted view of the family and of Henry: the family Doctor, the district nurse, the vicar, the school teacher. Henry, meanwhile, faces an escalating series of set-backs and injuries which lead him to make a near fatal decision.

How long is Summer Day?

Summer Day by Frank Parker is 264 pages long, and a total of 67,056 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Summer Day Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read Summer Day aloud.

What Reading Level is Summer Day?

Summer Day 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.

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