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How long does it take to read Once Upon a River?

Diane Setterfield

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield takes about 8 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 32 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2018. 465 pages, about 127,875 words. Written for young adults.

18 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 14 hours 13 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 32 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 20 minutes

The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

When the seemingly dead body of a child reanimates hours after arriving at an ancient inn on the Thames, three families try to claim her.

Subjects: Missing persons, Secrecy, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, historical, Fiction, fantasy, historical, Teenage girls

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