It takes the average reader 7 hours and 10 minutes to read The Line in the Sand by Nuri Kino
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A political thriller about the the Christian genocide in Iraq.The Line in the Sand is the electrifying story of a courageous woman, a TV journalistwho decides to make a clandestine visit to northern Iraq investigating a rumor of anenormous oil find that would change the political equations of this war torn country. Shefinds herself in the midst of an ethno-religious cleansing of Christian Iraqis threatenedby terrorists, greedy politicians and corrupted police officials. She is kidnapped, raped,denigrated and held as hostage by a terrorist gang led by a ruthless, former Saddamhenchman. This sets off a furious and deadly hunt for her rescue involving a U.S. ArmyRanger detachment, her friends in the tiny Christian community and her formerbodyguard stubbornly determined to fulfill his obligation.A church is car-bombed during a wedding. The deaths of an entire family and theirfriends are used as a scare tactic to force people to become refugees and leave theirfarm lands to be confiscated by greedy men. It is a depiction of one of the numerouschurches that have already been bombed in Iraq. Over half of the 1.2 million Christianswho lived in Iraq have already left - most to an uncertain existence as refugees in nearbycountries. The Line in the Sand is an exciting story based on the true experiences ofmany Christian Iraqis where kidnappings and beheadings have become daily happenings.The once sophisticated and multi-ethnic, historic city of Mosul with the beautiful RiverTigris running through it, part of the backdrop of the story, has become Iraq's "MurderCity," divided up by the Sunnis, Shiites, Al Qaida and the Kurds with the dwindlingChristian population as the victims of their crossfires. The Line in the Sand is a novelthat offers a new insight to the tragedy of Iraq. It is an intimate look into some of thecontentions that may push this nation into crisis and disaster.
The Line in the Sand by Nuri Kino is 424 pages long, and a total of 107,696 words.
This makes it 143% the length of the average book. It also has 132% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 48 minutes to read The Line in the Sand aloud.
The Line in the Sand is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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