How long does it take to read Duquesa by Default?
Duquesa by Default by Maura McGiveny takes about 3 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 29 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 190 pages, about 52,250 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 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Joanna was very relieved that Duque Rafael de Santiago was able to help her out of the embarrassing mess she'd got herself into--but there were limits to her gratitude! She would not marry his younger brother, Manuel! The bizarre situation soon got completely out of hand, for Manuel tricked them both and publicly announced Joanna's engagement to Rafael. What drove these brothers? They didn't consider Joanna's feelings at all! But she found she was marrying for love
Subjects: Fiction, general
