A Far-flung Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Far-flung Life runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lewis Fitz-Gerald (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Lewis Fitz-Gerald narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 70 hours in all.
- A Far-flung Life: The unforgettable new novel and Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Light Between Oceans
- On the Java Ridge
- And Fire Came Down
- The Long Weekend: six short stories from the bestselling author of Black Sheep
- Warra Warra Wai: How Indigenous Australians discovered Captain Cook, and what they tell about the coming of the Ghost People
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
653 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Far-flung Life is an audiobook by M.L. Stedman: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Lewis Fitz-Gerald, released March 3, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lewis Fitz-Gerald
- Released
- March 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781668154649
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Far-flung Life as an audiobook?
A Far-flung Life runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is A Far-flung Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Far-flung Life?
A Far-flung Life is narrated by Lewis Fitz-Gerald.
Is A Far-flung Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.