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A Reason for Being: Audiobook

As an audiobook, A Reason for Being runs an estimated 5.7 hours (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.7est. listening hrs
4.0★20 ratings
Romancegenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 5.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish A Reason for Being at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

What our data says

  • At 5.7 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 64% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 31% shorter than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).

Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for romance listeners who want a central love story: a weekend-size listen at 5.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

She'd unleashed his fury with her jealous lies Ten years ago 17 year old Maggie had fled her beloved Deveril House--driven off by Marcus Landersby's savage outrage. Her falsehoods, an attempt to hang on to Marcus, her attractive older stepcousin, had backfired horribly. Now Maggie had returned to her home. Reluctantly she'd been drawn back by an urgent letter from Marcus's schoolgirl halfsisters, Susie and Sara. The two motherless girls desperately needed her. But Marcus now 37 would never tolerate Maggie's presence. Too many bitter memories stood in the way--and so did his malicious fiancee, Isobel....

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Reason for Being as an audiobook?

A Reason for Being runs about 5.7 hours, our estimate from its 192 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.

Is A Reason for Being free as an audiobook?

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

When was A Reason for Being first published?

A Reason for Being by Penny Jordan was first published in 1989.