How long does it take to read Castle in the Trees?
Castle in the Trees by Rachel Lindsay takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1971. 192 pages, about 52,800 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Castle in the Trees - the very name of it filled Stephanie with excited anticipation. The reality - the fairytale castle home in Portugal of the aristocratic Maroc family - was even more fascinating than she had imagined. It was mysterious, fabulous, and she, as junior Interior Decorator in her father's firm, had the enviable job of making it even lovelier, a job which puts her in the milieu of a proud, hot-tempered family and a strange, unaccustomed life in a county of savage beauty. However, she also get embroiled in Carlos and his younger brother Miguel's fight to restore a bunch of stolen jewels back to their rightful owners !! Seems Carlos & Miguel's dad was obsessed with collecting jewelry, even to buying stolen pieces and has passed on this obsession with building a fabulous jewel collection on to his younger son, Miguel, who is also happy to purchase stolen jewelry!!! Carlos, the older, 'good' son, is doing his best to stop this practice and give the stolen jewels back to their owners. Much confusion ensues, with Stephanie not knowing who to trust - but love wins out in the end !
