A Live Coal in the Sea: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Camilla series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Live Coal in the Sea runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joyce Bean (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joyce Bean
Joyce Bean narrates 289 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,877 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
3,303 Contemporary Women 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 Live Coal in the Sea is book 2 of Madeleine L'Engle's Camilla series: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Joyce Bean, released February 20, 2018, on the Contemporary Women and Psychological shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joyce Bean
- Released
- February 20, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Psychological, Drama
- Series
- Camilla Series #2
- ISBN
- 9781543629927
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Live Coal in the Sea as an audiobook?
A Live Coal in the Sea runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is A Live Coal in the Sea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Live Coal in the Sea?
A Live Coal in the Sea is narrated by Joyce Bean.
Is A Live Coal in the Sea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.