How long does it take to read Consequences?
Consequences by Sheila Bishop takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1981. 224 pages, about 61,600 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An unusual HR for its time of publication, in that it portrays loss and infidelity in a more nuanced way than was usual for that time. What is more usual is the more polished writing than is found in many self-published HRs that are released nowadays. Consequences was published when HRs were proofread and edited - and it shows. Consequences has three intertwined love affairs, all of interest. It also delves into the politics of the time, with Pitt the Junior a significant character. Its setting is rural England, near Bath, so there is no obsession with Almacks and the London Season. There is only a glancing reference to apparel, which is also refreshing. For fans of HR fiction, this is a recommended read.
Subjects: Marriage, Fiction, History
