How Long to Read The Roosting Box

How Long Does it Take to Read The Roosting Box?

It takes the average reader to read The Roosting Box by KRISTEN DEN. HARTOG

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

Description

"A hospital ... is like a roosting box: a communal space that provides ideal but temporary shelter for [the] vulnerable." In the aftermath of the First World War, a cash register factory in the west end of Toronto was renovated to treat wounded soldiers returning from war. From 1919 to the 1940s, thousands of soldiers passed through its doors. Some spent the remainder of their lives there. The Roosting Box is an exquisitely written history of the early years of the Christie Street Hospital and how war reshaped Canadian society. What sets it apart from other volumes is the detail about the ordinary people at the heart of the book: veterans learning to live with their injuries and a world irrevocably changed; nurses caring for patients while coming to terms with their own wartime trauma; and doctors pioneering research in prosthetics and plastic surgery or, in the case of Frederick Banting, in a treatment for diabetes. Naming chapters after parts of the body, den Hartog chronicles injuries and treatments, and through the voices of men and women, the struggles and accomplishments of the patients and staff. The cast of characters is diverse -- Black, female, Indigenous, and people with all sorts of physical and mental challenges -- and their experiences, gleaned from diaries, letters, service records, genealogical research, and interviews with descendants, are surprising and illuminating. An unusual mix of history and story, The Roosting Box offers deeply personal perspectives on healing in the aftermath of war.

How long is The Roosting Box?

The Roosting Box by KRISTEN DEN. HARTOG is 0 pages long, and a total of 0 words.

This makes it 0% the length of the average book. It also has 0% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Roosting Box Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read The Roosting Box aloud.

What Reading Level is The Roosting Box?

The Roosting Box is suitable for students ages 2 and up.

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