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A Stitch in Time by Penelope Lively

A Stitch in Time: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Stitch in Time runs 4.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lucy Scott (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.6listening hrs
Mystery & Fantasystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Stitch in Time at common listening paces
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30 min / day10 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.6 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf

610 Mystery & Fantasy 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 Stitch in Time is an audiobook by Penelope Lively: a 4.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Lucy Scott, released April 15, 2021, on the Classics (Kids) and Mystery & Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.6 hrs
Narrated by
Lucy Scott
Released
April 15, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Kids), Mystery & Fantasy
ISBN
9780008484330

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Stitch in Time as an audiobook?

A Stitch in Time runs 4.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.

Is A Stitch in Time free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Stitch in Time?

A Stitch in Time is narrated by Lucy Scott.