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The Waiting Sands

  • 1966 first published
  • 191 pages
  • 14 editions

Susan Howatch's The Waiting Sands (1966) is a romantic suspense novel. Much of the action takes place in Scotland.

7 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions.

At about 191 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Suspense fiction
  • Romantic suspense fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Waiting Sands?

The Waiting Sands was written by Susan Howatch and first published in 1966.

What genre is The Waiting Sands?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is The Waiting Sands?

The median edition has 191 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Waiting Sands?

Readers who like it often enjoy Shadow Dance, My Secret Life and Outlander.

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