How long does it take to read No Gentle Persuasion?
No Gentle Persuasion by Kay Thorpe takes about 3 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 29 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 190 pages, about 52,250 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 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Granted, you're a very desirable woman." It will save a lot of time if I tell you I'm prepared to do anything you want, " Lauren Devlin said, confronting a man who would respond to no gentle persuasion-the only man who could save her father from jail and lifelong regret. When most women would have jumped at the opportunity of being with Nick Brent--in any capacity--Lauren was shocked by his proposal. Lauren had never expected to become any man's mistress and certainly not a replacement mistress for Nick to parade before the woman who'd deserted him
