How long does it take to read The New Owner?
The New Owner by Kay Thorpe takes about 3 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 29 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 190 pages, about 52,250 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 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Quiet peaceful home or fool's paradise? Which was Sculla? Thea's life on the tiny island off Cornwall had always been happy, if not exactly exciting. Staying on after she and Gavin were married had always been her aim - until David Barrington arrived. The new trustee of the island brought in sweeping changes, not the least of which was in Thea! Engaged to Gavin, she had fallen more desperately in love than she'd ever imagined possible - with David, who wanted her physically but who would never love her ....
Subjects: Fiction, romance, general