How long does it take to read The Women?
Kristin Hannah
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, The Women takes 9 hours 16 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 15 hours at 1x, or 9h 58m at 1.5x.
Kristin Hannah's novel follows Frankie McGrath, an army nurse in the Vietnam War, and her return home. It's a long book, a little over nine hours at an average pace, though shorter than The Nightingale.
Average is about 250 WPM. Measure yours in two minutes and every time on this page recalculates.
How much to read a day
At 250 words a minute, to finish the book:
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How we measured it
Method: audiobook estimate. Estimated from the unabridged audiobook narrated by Julia Whelan, with Kristin Hannah (14:57; Libro.fm lists 14:56), at 155 words a minute.
Part of our study of the 100 most popular books, last checked November 2026. Reading times assume steady reading; editions, translations and your own pace all move them.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to read The Women?
About 9h 16m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 12 hours at 200 and 7h 43m at 300.
How many words are in The Women?
About 139,035 words. That's estimated from the unabridged audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, so treat it as close, not exact.
How many pages a day to finish The Women in a month?
About 17 pages a day, or 19m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 506 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
Can you read The Women in a week?
Yes: about 1 hour 20 minutes a day at an average pace finishes it in seven days.
How long is The Women audiobook?
14 hours 57 minutes unabridged, narrated by Julia Whelan. At 1.5x, just under 10 hours.