How long does it take to read Forever Amber?
Kathleen Winsor
Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor takes about 14 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 14 hours 11 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1944. 774 pages, about 212,850 words.
29 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 23 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 14 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 72 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England—that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary—and extraordinary—men and women, Amber experiences it all. But throughout her trials and escapades, she remains, in her heart, true to the one man she really loves, the one man she can never have. Frequently compared to Gone with the Wind, Forever Amber is the other great historical romance, outselling every other American novel of the 1940s—despite being banned in Boston for its sheer sexiness. A book to read and reread, this edition brings back to print an unforgettable romance and a timeless masterpiece.
Subjects: Mistresses, Kings and rulers, Histoire, England, Fiction, Great Britain
