How long does it take to read Maid to Measure?
Maid to Measure by Roberta Leigh takes about 4 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 21 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 237 pages, about 65,175 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Everyone saw them as a perfect match! "People aren't chess pieces to be pushed around, Maman," Piers said. "I've no intention of tying myself to a girl I don't love." "You can't be serious!" Amanda's astonishment was clear. "Me, marry Piers Dubray? Why I haven't seen him since I was a kid." With two people so set against even meeting, much less marrying, what could be done? Mothers, friends, even Fate, all had a hand in it--but in the end, Piers and Amanda were simply caught in their own trap. Happily!
