How long does it take to read Light a Penny Candle?
Light a Penny Candle by Maeve Binchy takes about 9 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 56 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1970. 542 pages, about 149,050 words. Written for children.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 48 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As a child, Elizabeth White was sent from her war-torn London home to a safer life in the small Irish town of Kilgarret. It was there, in the crowded, chaotic O'Connor household, that she met Aisling-who would become her very best friend, sharing her pet kitten and secretly teaching her the intricacies of Catholicism. Aisling's boldness brought Elizabeth out of her proper shell; later, her support carried Elizabeth through the painful end of her parents' chilly marriage. In return, Elizabeth's friendship helped Aisling endure her own unsatisfying marriage to a raging alcoholic. Through the years, they always believed they could survive anything, as long as they had each other. Now they're about to find out if they were right...
Subjects: Fiction, Friendship, Domestic fiction, Romance, Women, Young women
