How long does it take to read When Christ and His Saints Slept?
When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman takes about 13 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 55 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2009. 759 pages, about 208,725 words.
28 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 23 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In the 12th Century, a king's daughter and her cousin fight for the crown of England. She is Maude, the only legitimate daughter of 23 children sired by Henry I. He is Stephen of Blois, who in a daring move seizes the crown. The people accept him, but Maude will obtain revenge through her son, the future Henry II.
Subjects: Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, History, Historical fiction