How long does it take to read The Flame and the Flower?
The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss takes about 9 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Birmingham Family Saga
Next: The Kiss
About 9 hours 12 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1972. 502 pages, about 138,050 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The extraordinary Birmingham Family Saga commences in The Flame and the Flower -- it continues in The Elusive Flame and concludes in A Season Beyond a Kiss. (All Kathleen E. Woodiwiss titles are available from PerfectBound.) The FlowerDoomed to a life of unending toil, Heather Simmons fears for her innocence--until a shocking, desperate act forces her to flee. . . and to seek refuge in the arms of a virile and dangerous stranger.The FlameA lusty adventurer married to the sea, Captain Brandon Birmingham courts scorn and peril when he abducts the beautiful fugitive from the tumultuous London dockside. But no power on Earth can compel him to relinquish his exquisite prize. For he is determined to make the sapphire-eyed prize. For he is determined to make the sapphire-eyed lovely his woman. . .and to carry her off to far, uncharted realms of sensuous, passionate love.
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, Historical Romance, Forced marriage
