It takes the average reader 4 hours and 55 minutes to read Winds of Fortune by Robert Kingsley
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
It is early 1948. The war is over but there is no peace in South East Asia. Nations strive for independence and fiercely resist the return of their former colonial masters. The few survivors of the gold flight are caught in this ground-swell of violence, betrayal and murder. Pursued by dangerous enemies, they have to endure misfortune and disillusion when, independent of each other, they attempt to retrieve the lost gold. The story plays against a tumultuous background of the Indonesian struggle for independence, opposed by the Dutch military and threatened by political conspirators and murky plots hatched by foreign intelligence operatives. It takes the reader from the emerald green Indonesian islands to romance and tragedy in Kenya and Italy. From violent action in French Indochina to Australia's barren outback where doubtful airplanes owned by shady companies ferry emigrants in and sneak out loaded with smuggled gold...
Winds of Fortune by Robert Kingsley is 287 pages long, and a total of 73,759 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 43 minutes to read Winds of Fortune aloud.
Winds of Fortune 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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