How long does it take to read The Bridesmaid?
The Bridesmaid by Ruth Rendell takes about 5 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1989. 301 pages, about 82,775 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 36 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Philip Wardman's feminine ideal, a Greek goddess, appears in the flesh as Senta Pelham, Philip thinks he has found true love. But darker forces are at work, and Senta is led to propose that Philip prove his love by committing murder.
Subjects: Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, England, fiction, English fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Psychological fiction, Femmes fatales
