How long does it take to read Milk and Honey?
a novel
Elizabeth Jolley
Milk and Honey by Elizabeth Jolley takes about 3 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 24 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 185 pages, about 50,875 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 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sent to board with an odd European family as a child so he can be tutored in the cello, Jacob remains with them after his father dies and he inherits a good bit of money. He becomes an accomplished cellist, taught by patriarch Leopold, and is cared for by Leopold's eccentric sisters, Tante Rosa and Tante Heloise. The retarded son, Waldmar, torments Jacob; the lovely daughter, Louise, charms him. Jacob and Louise eventually marry but his obsessive love for Madge, a violinist in the orchestra, leads to tragedy and loss as dark family secrets are revealed. A story of family bonds, failed dreams, and twisted love.
Subjects: Fiction, Violoncellists, Sales personnel, Accidents, Cellists, Fiction, general
