It takes the average reader and 49 minutes to read The Butcher's Wife by Giles Watson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The Butcher's Wife has an extraordinary secret: amongst the slaughtered animals which are hung each day in the cellar of her house, there are some which still have souls imprisoned inside their carcasses. Deprived of her freedom and identity by an abusive husband, she must draw upon her own resources in her struggle to set the dead things free, and seek her own source of tenderness in the midst of hideous violence. Front cover picture by Buffarches. Genre: horror/magical realism. Contains scenes of strong violence and coarse language.
The Butcher's Wife by Giles Watson is 48 pages long, and a total of 12,384 words.
This makes it 16% the length of the average book. It also has 15% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 7 minutes to read The Butcher's Wife aloud.
The Butcher's Wife is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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