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Book · by Danielle Steel · first published 1987

How many pages is Once in a Lifetime?

Once in a Lifetime by Danielle Steel has a median of 401 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 341 to 480 pages.

Median pages
401
8 editions counted
Range
341–480
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 in a Lifetime 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 04 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.

350400450500199020001982: 480 pages1983: 341 pages1983: 341 pages1983: 461 pages1983: 480 pages1989: 480 pages1994: 341 pages2008: 341 pagesmedian 401
350400450500199020001982: 480 pages1983: 341 pages1983: 341 pages1983: 461 pages1983: 480 pages1989: 480 pages1994: 341 pages2008: 341 pagesmedian 401
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 49 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2008Sphere–341OL31884657M
1994Warner–341OL22625617M
1989Dell–480OL22272946M
1983Piatkus–341OL22436307M
1983Sphere–341OL22425744M
1983G.K. Hall–461OL3501092M
1983Dell–480OL24215779M
1982Dell Publishing Company, Inc.–480OL4273295M

More by Danielle Steel

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Questions

How many pages is Once in a Lifetime?
About 401 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 341 to 480 pages.
How long does it take to read Once in a Lifetime?
About 7 h 04 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 in a Lifetime?
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)).