How long does it take to read A Song for Summer?
A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson takes about 7 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 397 pages, about 109,175 words. Written for children.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
On the eve of World War II, a young Englishwoman takes a job as housemother in a boarding school in Austria. She falls in love with the groundsman who is in reality a Czech composer. The arrival of the Nazis leads to drama, the lovers are separated but they will reunite. By the author of Madensky Square.
Subjects: Boarding schools, British, Centers for the performing arts, Fiction, Historical fiction, History
