How long does it take to read The Dutiful Wife?
The Dutiful Wife by Penny Jordan takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 192 pages, about 52,800 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Saul Parenti has always been glad that he's second in line in the Arrezzian monarchy. He can concentrate on his business empire ... and the delights of his new wife Giselle. But when his cousin is killed, Saul must ascend the throne. Instead of pursuing their own dreams, Saul and Giselle must now make their lives about pomp and protocol. But the secret traumas of Giselle's past have scarred her deeply; she never wants to be a mother and that leaves her marriage in crisis because her royal duty is to produce an heir"--Page 2 of cover.
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Modern, Kings and rulers, fiction, Fiction, romance, erotica, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Rois et souverains, Romans, nouvelles