diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f04844..f895b8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ Flutter Package to parse EPUB files (EBooks), with support for Media Overlays!
 ✅ List sections (also commonly named "chapters") in default reading order  
 ✅ Get section audio (if exists)  
 ✅ Get text-audio synchronization info for each section  
-✅ Get text segment given a time for each section
+✅ Get text segment given a time for each section  
+✅ Get page progression direction from the EPUB spine  
 
 ### Work in progress
 
@@ -318,6 +319,29 @@ And then, access its properties:
 
     </details>
 
+- **Retrieving page progression direction:** `epub.pageProgressionDirection`
+
+  ```dart
+  import 'package:epub_decoder/epub_decoder.dart' show PageProgressionDirection;
+
+  final PageProgressionDirection? direction = epub.pageProgressionDirection;
+
+  switch (direction) {
+    case PageProgressionDirection.ltr:
+      // left-to-right
+      break;
+    case PageProgressionDirection.rtl:
+      // right-to-left
+      break;
+    case PageProgressionDirection.$default:
+      // The publication declares no preference.
+      break;
+    case null:
+      // Attribute is not declared.
+      break;
+  }
+  ```
+
 ## Additional information
 
 To understand EPUB3 specification and therefore plan the structure of this package, the following page was taken as reference: [Package and Metadata | EPUB3 Best Practices](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/epub-3-best/9781449329129/ch01.html).
diff --git a/lib/epub.dart b/lib/epub.dart
index 727ef0b..ad98b12 100644
--- a/lib/epub.dart
+++ b/lib/epub.dart
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ class Epub extends Equatable {
   /// The [fileBytes] parameter should contain the raw bytes of the EPUB file.
   Epub.fromBytes(Uint8List fileBytes)
       : zip = ZipDecoder().decodeBytes(fileBytes) {
+    _rootFileContentCache = Lazy(_initializeRootFileContent);
     _metadata = Lazy(_initializeMetadata);
     _items = Lazy(_initializeItems);
     _sections = Lazy(_initializeSections);
+    _pageProgressionDirection = Lazy(_initializePageProgressionDirection);
   }
 
   /// Constructs an [Epub] instance from a [File].
@@ -31,17 +33,21 @@ class Epub extends Equatable {
   Epub.fromFile(File file)
       : assert(file.path._extension == 'epub'),
         zip = ZipDecoder().decodeBytes(file.readAsBytesSync()) {
+    _rootFileContentCache = Lazy(_initializeRootFileContent);
     _metadata = Lazy(_initializeMetadata);
     _items = Lazy(_initializeItems);
     _sections = Lazy(_initializeSections);
+    _pageProgressionDirection = Lazy(_initializePageProgressionDirection);
   }
 
   /// The decoded ZIP archive of the EPUB file.
   final Archive zip;
 
+  late final Lazy<XmlDocument> _rootFileContentCache;
   late final Lazy<List<Metadata>> _metadata;
   late final Lazy<List<Item>> _items;
   late final Lazy<List<Section>> _sections;
+  late final Lazy<PageProgressionDirection?> _pageProgressionDirection;
 
   String get title =>
       metadata
@@ -91,11 +97,14 @@ class Epub extends Equatable {
   /// Content of the root file as an XML document.
   ///
   /// Throws a [FormatException] if the root file is not found.
-  XmlDocument get _rootFileContent {
+  /// Parsed once and cached, since [_metadata], [_items], [_sections]
+  /// and [_pageProgressionDirection] all read from it.
+  XmlDocument get _rootFileContent => _rootFileContentCache.value;
+
+  XmlDocument _initializeRootFileContent() {
     final file = zip.findFile(_rootFilePath);
     file ?? (throw const FormatException('Root file not found.'));
-    final content = XmlDocument.parse(utf8.decode(file.content));
-    return content;
+    return XmlDocument.parse(utf8.decode(file.content));
   }
 
   /// Metadata of the EPUB file, such as title, authors, media overlays, etc.
@@ -201,6 +210,20 @@ class Epub extends Equatable {
     return sections;
   }
 
+  /// Reading direction of the EPUB, as declared in its `<spine>` element.
+  ///
+  /// Returns null when not specified.
+  PageProgressionDirection? get pageProgressionDirection => _pageProgressionDirection.value;
+
+  PageProgressionDirection? _initializePageProgressionDirection() {
+    final spinexml = _rootFileContent.xpath('/package/spine').first;
+    final direction = spinexml.getAttribute('page-progression-direction');
+
+    return direction != null
+        ? PageProgressionDirection.fromValue(direction)
+        : null;
+  }
+
   /// The list of properties that are used to determine whether two instances are equal.
   ///
   /// props[0] = metadata, props[1] = items, props[2] = sections
@@ -212,7 +235,8 @@ class Epub extends Equatable {
         // _sections.isInitialized ? _sections.value : null,
         _metadata,
         _items,
-        _sections
+        _sections,
+        _pageProgressionDirection,
       ];
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/models/models.dart b/lib/models/models.dart
index ca5ec17..3fe259a 100644
--- a/lib/models/models.dart
+++ b/lib/models/models.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export 'document_metadata.dart';
 export 'item.dart';
 export 'item_media_type.dart';
 export 'item_property.dart';
+export 'page_progression_direction.dart';
 export 'section.dart';
 export 'smil_parallel.dart';
 export 'lazy.dart';
diff --git a/lib/models/page_progression_direction.dart b/lib/models/page_progression_direction.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c10480b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/page_progression_direction.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/// Reading direction declared on the EPUB's `<spine>` element.
+///
+/// Reference taken from https://www.w3.org/TR/epub-33/#attrdef-spine-page-progression-direction
+enum PageProgressionDirection {
+  ltr('ltr'),
+  rtl('rtl'),
+  $default('default');
+
+  const PageProgressionDirection(this.value);
+  final String value;
+
+  static PageProgressionDirection fromValue(String value) {
+    return PageProgressionDirection.values
+        .firstWhere((item) => item.value == value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/epub_test.dart b/test/epub_test.dart
index ce1ea2d..f9d5a66 100644
--- a/test/epub_test.dart
+++ b/test/epub_test.dart
@@ -120,4 +120,9 @@ void main() {
 
     expect(epubWithoutCover.cover, isNull);
   });
+
+  test('''Epub.pageProgressionDirection returns the direction declared
+      in <spine>''', () {
+    expect(epub.pageProgressionDirection, PageProgressionDirection.ltr);
+  });
 }