How long does it take to read The Truant Bride?
The Truant Bride by Sara Seale takes about 4 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1966. 256 pages, about 70,400 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Matilda was very young and defiant, and more than a little mixed-up emotionally. But she was not entirely devoid of sense — and when she got herself engaged to Justin Justice, whom she did not love and who she had no reason to suppose cared about her, it was not long before she realised how foolish she had been. Being Matilda, she decided the best solution was to run away — back to her beloved Cornwall, to Missy who had been like a mother to her, and to Guy, who had cared for her when they were both very young and who might well come to care for her again. But Matilda had left just one thing out of her calculations — and when Justin followed her to St. Cuby, with every intention of staying there, she was forced to realise that perhaps he had a point of view too. But what, exactly, was it?
