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Absolution by Alice McDermott

Absolution: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Absolution audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Rachel Kenney and Jesse Vilinsky (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Jesse Vilinsky

Jesse Vilinsky narrates 396 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,038 hours in all.

All Jesse Vilinsky audiobooks, measured

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

Absolution is an audiobook by Alice McDermott: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Rachel Kenney and Jesse Vilinsky, released October 31, 2023, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Rachel Kenney, Jesse Vilinsky
Released
October 31, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781250911094

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Absolution audiobook?

Absolution runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is the Absolution audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Absolution?

Absolution is narrated by Rachel Kenney and Jesse Vilinsky.

Is Absolution worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.