How long does it take to read The Gardener?
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1997. 40 pages, about 11,000 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.
Subjects: Gardening, Fiction, Uncles, Letters, Children's fiction, Gardening, fiction
