How Long to Read The End of Seven

How Long Does it Take to Read The End of Seven?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 20 minutes to read The End of Seven by Mary Dove

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

Description

There is an enigmatic quality about the number seven that transcends time and culture. It can symbolize luck – or represent an ominous warning. So it was in the time of the Roman Empire in the first century. For the citizens of Pompeii, it was the end of life as they knew it, and nothing would ever be the same again after the seventh month of AD 79. The first of July reunites an ancient dysfunctional family at their sumptuous new villa in the shadow of Vesuvius. The daughter is desperate to avoid her father’s intentions to arrange her marriage. She is romantic, longing to experience the emotions described by her favored poets. The only child of a first marriage, she suffers guilt over her mother’s death in childbirth. Every bit the gilded age debutante of another era, she finds herself tempted by feelings for someone most unsuitable. Her brother is an arrogant dandy with a passion for the games, whose indulgent excesses are cries for attention, his ambition fueled by massive gambling debts. Their father is a veteran of the Britannic campaigns. Aggressive to build his own empire, he ruthlessly married two women for their fortunes, but secretly prefers his relations with men. The last 18 years have been devoted to cultivating his business instead of his family, and he is a rich man. With the death of the Emperor, he fears time is running out to form his legacy. His second wife, sixteen years his junior, is struggling to cope with the insecurity of her position in life, and her dependence on alcohol. She relieves her hatred of men and sexual tensions by purchasing the services of the infamous. As July passes the harmony of the family is disturbed by the presence of a Greek slave, an artist commissioned to paint the murals adorning the villa. Possessed with the gift of prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi, he foretells an imminent warning, ‘the end of seven’. What does it mean? Was it a matter of destiny or fate? The rhetorical argument intrigues the Romans. Their world shakes with tremors and begins to fall apart as the eighth months unfolds. Who will heed the warning before the volcano erupts suddenly on August 24th? Who will live – and who will die… The End of Seven is an historical novel that portrays the evocative opulence of the pagan world in a time of moral ambiguity and diverse wealth. The catastrophic destruction of Pompeii has intrigued generations since its’ discovery. Here is a story with characters so compelling, so vivid, the reader will not want to put the book down to leave their world.

How long is The End of Seven?

The End of Seven by Mary Dove is 560 pages long, and a total of 140,000 words.

This makes it 189% the length of the average book. It also has 171% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The End of Seven Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 45 minutes to read The End of Seven aloud.

What Reading Level is The End of Seven?

The End of Seven 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.

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