How Long to Read The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury

How Long Does it Take to Read The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 27 minutes to read The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury by Sean O'Connor

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

Description

'A case study in human frailty, jealousy and desire ... fascinating.' The Times, Best Books of 2019 'Meticulously researched...superbly evocative and gripping...a narrative that builds with the intensity of an approaching thunderstorm.' The Spectator 'Sean O'Connor can't resist striking a theatrical note in this "biography of murder".' Sunday Times Adultery, alcoholism, drugs and murder on the suburban streets of Bournemouth. The Rattenbury case of 1935 was one of the great tabloid sensations of the interwar period. The glamorous femme fatale at the heart of the story dominated the front pages for months, somewhere between the rise of Hitler and the launch of the Queen Mary. With painstaking research and access to brand new evidence, Sean O'Connor vividly brings this epic story to life, from its beginnings in the south London slums of the 1880s and the open vistas of the British Columbian coast to its bloody climax in a respectable English seaside resort. The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury is a gripping murder tale and a heartbreaking romance, as well as the biography of a vital, modern woman trapped between the freedoms of two world wars and suffocated by the conformity of peacetime. A startlingly prescient parable for our times, it is the story of a protagonist who dared to challenge the status quo only to be crucified by public opinion, pilloried by the press and punished by the relentless machinery of the British legal system. With a wealth of fascinating period detail, from its breathtaking opening to its shocking conclusion, The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury is a true story as enthralling, provocative and moving as any work of fiction.

How long is The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury?

The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury by Sean O'Connor is 496 pages long, and a total of 126,976 words.

This makes it 167% the length of the average book. It also has 155% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 33 minutes to read The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury aloud.

What Reading Level is The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury?

The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury 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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