How long does it take to read The Dark Oasis?
The Dark Oasis by Margaret Pargeter takes about 3 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 26 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1980. 187 pages, about 51,425 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 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
She was victim of a man seeking revenge Kurt d'Estier, a powerful sheikh, controlled the Martin family fortune. So when Colin Martin ran off with Kurt's fiancee, disaster threatened. Kurt needed pacifying, and Maxine, the family's secretary, was sent to Morocco to do it. Unfortunately, Kurt immediately jumped to the conclusion that Maxine was Colin's promiscuous sister. Despite her protests, Maxine soon found herself on a desert trek, prisoner of the ruthless sheikh. "None of you can escape reprisal," he warned, his eyes raking over her arrogantly. "And yours, cherie, will be most pleasantly fitting.... "
