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Book · by Judith McNaught · first published 1987

How many pages is Once and Always?

Once and Always by Judith McNaught has a median of 400 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 382 to 400 pages.

Median pages
400
8 editions counted
Range
375–499
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
110k
at 275 words per page

How long will Once and Always take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
7 h 03 min
At 30 min a day
15 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

4004505001990200020101987: 375 pages1989: 384 pages1990: 400 pages1993: 499 pages1997: 375 pages2003: 400 pages2006: 400 pages2016: 400 pagesmedian 400
4004505001990200020101987: 375 pages1989: 384 pages1990: 400 pages1993: 499 pages1997: 375 pages2003: 400 pages2006: 400 pages2016: 400 pagesmedian 400
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 16 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2016Pocket Books–400OL34037368M
2006PocketMass Market Paperback400OL8457160M
2003PocketPaperback400OL7950685M
1997Pocket Book–375OL20940951M
1993Wheeler Publ.–499OL1425500M
1990PocketMass Market Paperback400OL7663757M
1989Severn House PublishersHardcover384OL9904326M
1987Pocket Books–375OL21595711M

More by Judith McNaught

All 7 books by Judith McNaught with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Once and Always?
About 400 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 375 to 499 pages.
How long does it take to read Once and Always?
About 7 h 03 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is Once and Always?
Roughly 110,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).