How long does it take to read Lies for Love?
Lies for Love by Barbara Cartland takes about 2 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 47 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1982. 152 pages, about 41,800 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Suddenly and unexpectedly, there was the sound of the bolt being raised on the door, and Carmela Lyndon sat up, alert and half-fearful that it might be Matthews or Lane returning. Then as the sunlight flooded in she saw the outline of a man, large and broad-shouldered, silhouetted against the trees outside, and she gave a cry of joy. Then the Earl of Galeston was beside her, pulling her into his arms. She held on to him, saying incoherently, her words falling over one another: "You have... found... me! I... prayed that... you would... come! I was... so afraid... that I would... die before... you did." " I have found you," the Earl said. Then as tears of relief ran down Carmela's cheeks, his lips came down on hers and he held her mouth captive....
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Impostor, fiction, Fiction, romance, historical, regency, Aristocracy (Social class), Fiction, Guardian and ward
