How long does it take to read The Bitter Taste of Love?
The Bitter Taste of Love by Lilian Peake takes about 3 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 29 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1988. 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 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Their differences threatened to drive them apart. Jemma Hale loved her job as company counselor, and nothing would persuade her to give it up. Not even falling in love with Arne Drummond. She understood his longing to become an artist, and she knew he wanted children right away. But surely they could compromise; they had years to work this out. Blinding passion bridged the gap between them, until their whirlwind marriage stirred up the past. Arne had been disappointed before, and the woman responsible now wanted a second chance. Suddenly Jemma was running out of time....
