How long does it take to read Hlomu the Wife?
Hlomu the Wife by Dudu Busani-Dube takes about 6 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Hlomu
Next: Naledi -His love
About 6 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2015. 361 pages, about 99,275 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Hlomu the wife is essentially a love story that takes its cues from life in a South African township. A young woman named Mahlomu meets Mqhele Zulu and they fall in love. Even though aspects of Mqhele's personality and past make her uncomfortable, Hlomu is happy. Their love is strong and they stand by each other through good and bad. But Mqhele and his seven brothers have a dark and tumultuous past that involves a dead warlord father, mob justice, and lots of unaccounted-for money. The Zulu brothers are rich, handsome, powerful and dangerous. They eventually become one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in Johannesburg - but the inherent danger remains.
Subjects: South African fiction (English), Man-woman relationships, Fiction, Romance fiction, Social life and customs, Manners and customs
