How long does it take to read High-country Wife?
High-country Wife by Gloria Bevan takes about 3 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 29 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1974. 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 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Roseanne enjoyed her work in the nursery aboard ship until she committed the fatal mistake of becoming too involved in the future of one of her charges, four-year-old Nicky. It was a mistake which led her into marriage with the disturbingly attractive Craig Houston, a man who felt nothing for her. Yet...
