How long does it take to read Chase the Heart?
Chase the Heart by Maggie Osborne takes about 5 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 56 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1987. 324 pages, about 89,100 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
No resentment or bitterness disturbed her expression, for long ago Nell had scorned the notion of self-pity. God dealt the cards and one played the hand one was dealt. It availed naught to rail against the luck of the throw. She had examined her cards and had been grateful she hadn't drawn worse. There was much for which to be thankful. She had spent nine years at court at the center of the English universe. At age eighteen she had married Edward, not an exciting man, not a marriage conceived in heaven, but she had been content. Edward hadn't given her children or a stable home, but he hadn't beaten her either, nor had he flaunted his mistress. They had enjoyed two years of marriage pleasantly founded on mutual indifference. "My only regret," she said in conclusion, "lies in not knowing my mother. I've missed her so." Now she raised her eyes to Will. "I envy you your lady mother. There are no gaps in your history, no blank spaces. You know who you are and from whence you sprang." Sudden embarrassment flooded her cheeks with high color. Had she taken leave of her senses? What was she thinking of? She'd laid herself bare before a man who would one day run her through. She wished she could recall her words and restore her privacy.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Queens, Fiction, general, Fiction, romance, general, Historical Romance
