A Very Cold Winter: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Very Cold Winter runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Janet Metzger (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Janet Metzger
Janet Metzger narrates 165 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,493 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,510 Literary 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 Very Cold Winter is an audiobook by Fausta Cialente: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Janet Metzger, released January 20, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Janet Metzger
- Released
- January 20, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798228746909
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Very Cold Winter as an audiobook?
A Very Cold Winter runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is A Very Cold Winter free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Very Cold Winter?
A Very Cold Winter is narrated by Janet Metzger.