How long does it take to read The Station Boss?
The Station Boss by Jane Corrie takes about 3 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 36 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1980. 196 pages, about 53,900 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 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sheena has been working at the ranch run by her ex-fiancé after her father absconded with the company payroll. Out of the blue, Clay Dayman from a cattle station up north brings word that her father has died and has left her a small inheritance. When the former fiancé suggests that he just set her up in an apartment in Sydney, she realizes she has to leave with Clay. But she is surprised when he also has a strange suggestion for her, to pretend to be engaged to him as a means to help his niece Vicky recover from a terrible family tragedy.
Subjects: Broken engagement, fake engagement, cattle ranching
