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How many pages is The Promise?

The Promise by Danielle Steel has a median of 222 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 222 to 326 pages.

Median pages
222
7 editions counted
Range
211–391
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
61k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Promise 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
3 h 55 min
At 30 min a day
8 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2003004001978197919801981198219831978: 288 pages1978: 211 pages1978: 222 pages1978: 222 pages1982: 364 pages1983: 391 pages1983: 222 pagesmedian 222
2003004001978198019821978: 288 pages1978: 211 pages1978: 222 pages1978: 222 pages1982: 364 pages1983: 391 pages1983: 222 pagesmedian 222
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 31 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1983G.K. Hall–391OL20122069M
1983Piatkus–222OL22840564M
1982Ulverscroft–364OL22364971M
1978Dell–288OL24373447M
1978Dell–211OL22910480M
1978A. Barker–222OL14965118M
1978Sphere–222OL21248492M

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Questions

How many pages is The Promise?
About 222 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 211 to 391 pages.
How long does it take to read The Promise?
About 3 h 55 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is The Promise?
Roughly 61,000 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)).