How Long to Read The Peaceful Village

How Long Does it Take to Read The Peaceful Village?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 39 minutes to read The Peaceful Village by Paulette Mahurin

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

Description

During the German occupation of France, nestled in the lush, verdant countryside in the Haute-Vienne department of central France was the peaceful village of Oradour-sur-Glane. It was a community where villagers woke to the medley of nature's songs: roosters crowing, birds chirping, cats purring, and cows shuffling out to pasture. The people who lived there loved the tranquil nature of their beautiful home, a tranquility that existed year-round. Even with the German occupation and Oradour-sur-Glane being incorporated as part of Vichy France, Oradour - the village with cafés, shops, and a commuter tram to Limoges - remained relatively untouched by the stress of the occupation. While Oradour enjoyed the lack of German presence, twenty-two kilometers to the northwest in Limoges, the Germans were reacting with increasing cruelty to organized attacks on their soldiers by the armed resistance organization Francs-Tireurs et Partisans (FTP). Headed by Georges Guingouin, the Limoges FTP was considered the most effective of the French Resistance groups. Guingouin's missions fueled the German military to kill and incarcerate in concentration camps anyone perceived as supporters or sympathizers of the Resistance. Up until the middle of 1944, the German anti-partisan actions in France never rose to the level of brutality or number of civilian casualties that had occurred in eastern Europe. A little before the Allies landed in Normandy, that changed, when German officers stationed on the Eastern Front were transferred to France. It was then that FTP's increasing efforts to disrupt German communications and supply lines was met with disproportionate counter attacks, involving civilians. Guingouin's response was to target German officers. When Guingouin set his sights on two particular German officers, all hell broke loose. Based on actual events as told by survivors, The Peaceful Village is the story of the unfolding of the events that led up to one of the biggest World War II massacres on French soil. But it is not simply a story of Nazi brutality and the futility of war, it is a story of love. The love of family. The love of neighbor. The love of country. Compassion and courage burn from the pages as the villagers' stories come alive. Written by the international bestselling author of The Seven Year Dress, Paulette Mahurin, this book is an homage to the villagers who lived and loved in Oradour-sur-Glane.

How long is The Peaceful Village?

The Peaceful Village by Paulette Mahurin is 334 pages long, and a total of 84,836 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Peaceful Village Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 43 minutes to read The Peaceful Village aloud.

What Reading Level is The Peaceful Village?

The Peaceful Village 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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