A good house
Bonnie Burnard
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A good house
Published
2015
Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
Pages
320
ISBN-13
9781466891586
Description
"For the Chambers family of Stonebrook, Ontario, the year 1949 is filled with promise. The post-war boom and hope for the future color every facet of life: for Bill, a hardware store manager, his wife, Sylvia, and their three young children, Patrick, Paul and Daphne, possibilities seem limitless.". "In the fifty years that follow, these possibilities narrow into lives etched by character, fate and circumstance - beginning with Sylvia's untimely death, which marks her family indelibly. Daphne unabashedly follows an unconventional path and embraces the consequences, while older son Patrick discovers that for him happiness requires a series of compromises. Paul finds the perfect marriage but it yields an imperfect child, and Bill confronts the onset of old age less gracefully than anticipated. Throughout, his second wife, Margaret, remains, surprisingly, the family stronghold. As the generations intertwine, pull apart and come together again, family members spread out from their small town into the larger world, and the bonds deepen and widen, sometimes fraying. Loyalties are tested by time and chance, people resort to necessary, self-preserving lies, and love creates its own snares."--BOOK JACKET.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in A good house?
This edition of A good house has approximately 320 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read A good house?
For most readers, A good house typically takes between 6h 40m and 4h 27m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 80,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 5h 20m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 11 days • Estimated word count: 80,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of A good house?
The estimated word count for A good house is approximately 80,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of A good house?
A good house was written by Bonnie Burnard.
When was A good house published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2015. The original work may have been published on a different date.