How long does it take to read The Burning Sands?
The Burning Sands by Violet Winspear takes about 3 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1976. 189 pages, about 51,975 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 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Sarah's career as a model came to a disastrous end, and soon afterwards her finace jilted her, she knew she must find something else to do - preferably something that would take her a long way from England and its unhappy memories. But was she doing the wisest thing in taking a job as companion to the sisters of Zain Hassan bin Hamid, Khalifa of Ben Zain in the heart of the Moroccan desert? For once she had arrived at the Khalifa's casbah, with no hope of escape, Zain Hassan bin Hamid announced that he had other plans for her. He needed a son; Sarah was his chosen wife - and the marriage would take place in a few days...
