How long does it take to read The Distant Hills?
The Distant Hills by Lucy Walker takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1962. 224 pages, about 61,600 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A marriage without love... On her mother's death Angela Burns and her young sister Nellie travel to Australia to live with their adopted Aunt Kara - only to find that she has died while they are on the high seas. With no money and nowhere to go Angela is frightened, especially for Nellie's sake. Then Gilbert Lawrence, owner of a rich cattle station, comes to the rescue and offers Angela marriage. A marriage of convenience between two people who misunderstand each other. A marriage with security but without love....
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
