How long does it take to read Flower of the Desert?
Flower of the Desert by Roberta Leigh takes about 3 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1977. 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 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
SMOULDERING DREAMS, DARK SHADOWS Fleur Peters was a British teacher, staying at the fabulous summer home of the rich and powerful Khan family to tutor young Nizea Khan. Fleur neither expected nor wanted to fall in love with Nizea's brother Karim, a darkly handsome and sensuous man who seemed to oppose the independence Fleur so valued. But there was no denying the growing attrction between them, and no end to the doubts and fears that threatened to drive them apart…
Subjects: Romance, Fiction, general
