How long does it take to read A World Apart?
A World Apart by Emma Darcy takes about 3 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 188 pages, about 51,700 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
She wanted love and marriage--not a fling It was one thing to match wits with Patrick Hagan on a TV talk show, where authors were expected to promote their wares in as frivolous a manner as possible. It was quite another to be madly pursued in the real world, where Patrick's physical magnetism gave him a notorious advantage. For reasons she couldn't fathom, Ruth captured Patrick's fancy, though she strongly suspected that his fancy was no more than a passing affair. And for the widow who'd had a happy, giving marriage, that was a problem. Could a man like Patrick ever understand the need for a loving home and a family?
