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A Woman of Substance

by Barbara Taylor Bradford

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start A Woman of Substance, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
1,176
Reading time
≈ 21 h 20 min
Checkpoints
33
Genre
Romance
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How long does it take to read A Woman of Substance?

At 1,176 pages, A Woman of Substance is a doorstopper. Expect about 21 hours 20 minutes of reading to finish it, based on 250 words per page and an average reading speed of 230 words per minute. A fast reader will go quicker; a careful read (or reading in a second language) will take longer.

At 30 minutes a day, that is about 43 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 17 reading days. For a book of this length (600 pages or more), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 6.4 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day43 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)17 days

Estimates; see the method at the bottom of the page.

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 33 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 36
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 71
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 107
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 143
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 178
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 214
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 249
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 285
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 321
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 356
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 392
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 428
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 463
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 499
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 535
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 570
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 606
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 641
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 677
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 713
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 748
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 784
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 820
  24. Checkpoint 24, page 855
  25. Checkpoint 25, page 891
  26. Checkpoint 26, page 927
  27. Checkpoint 27, page 962
  28. Checkpoint 28, page 998
  29. Checkpoint 29, page 1033
  30. Checkpoint 30, page 1069
  31. Checkpoint 31, page 1105
  32. Checkpoint 32, page 1140
  33. Checkpoint 33, page 1176

In Vread, A Woman of Substance is split into 33 checkpoints, one every 36 pages or so. At each checkpoint, a question covers the passage you have just read: a correct answer validates the step, and your progress moves forward like a training plan.

The challenge: validate all 33 checkpoints through to the last page. No giant quiz at the end, no summary to copy out: short questions along the way that prove the book was actually read. It also works as a reading quiz to check your understanding before a test.

Also available in French on Vread.

Illustrative example

Checkpoint 1/33pp. 1–36

What a checkpoint looks like

A short, precise question about the pages you have just read: a character, a place, a choice.

The answer is in the text: reply in the app.

This is not a question from A Woman of Substance: to avoid spoilers, the real questions stay in the app.

Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.

Summary, quiz, reviews: frequently asked questions

How many pages is A Woman of Substance?
The edition listed on Vread has 1,176 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read A Woman of Substance?
About 21 hours 20 minutes of reading, or 43 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on A Woman of Substance?
Yes: the Vread app has 33 reading questions on A Woman of Substance, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of A Woman of Substance?
Vread does not publish summaries: the app supports reading the book itself, part by part. Checkpoint questions cover what you have just read, which makes them a good way to check you did not miss anything.

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Add the book to your library, read at your own pace in whatever format you use, and validate each checkpoint. Vread is free on iPhone and Android.

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Written by Vread from its catalogue data (page count of the listed edition, checkpoints, ratings aggregated from 10 ratings). No summary or publisher text is reproduced. Reading times are estimates; see the method in the Vread Reading Barometer (in French).