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A Distant Hope by Ellin Carsta

A Distant Hope: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Hansen Family series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Distant Hope runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Siiri Scott (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.1listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Distant Hope at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.1 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,445 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

A Distant Hope is book 1 of Ellin Carsta's Hansen Family series: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Siiri Scott, released July 16, 2019, on the Historical (Fiction) and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.1 hrs
Narrated by
Siiri Scott
Released
July 16, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Contemporary Women, Drama
Series
The Hansen Family Saga #1
ISBN
9781978664463

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Distant Hope as an audiobook?

A Distant Hope runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is A Distant Hope free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Distant Hope?

A Distant Hope is narrated by Siiri Scott.

Is A Distant Hope worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.