How long does it take to read The Tender Vine?
The Tender Vine by Hettie Grimstead takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1974. 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 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Just when Penny Ross thought things couldn't get any duller in the small town ofPenicho, her life suddenly became a wonderful and confusing social whirl. It all began when she met handsome Trevor Britten, an Englishman on holiday in Portugal. Penny fell for him at once and soon started daydreaming about life with him in London—until she was abruptly awakened by the news that Trevor was engaged to a girl back home. When Manoel Aranjo offered her a job in a resort town on the Algarve, Penny decided to take it. She needed a change of scenery and time to think. It didn't take long for her to realize that her employer was interested in her. Very interested. But this time, Penny was going to be careful about falling in love. . .
