Balancing Act: an absorbing and authentic novel from one of Britain’s most popular authors: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Balancing Act: an absorbing and authentic novel from one of Britain’s most popular authors audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Julia Franklin (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julia Franklin
Julia Franklin narrates 217 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,260 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
4,289 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
Balancing Act: an absorbing and authentic novel from one of Britain’s most popular authors is an audiobook by Joanna Trollope: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Julia Franklin, released February 27, 2014, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julia Franklin
- Released
- February 27, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama
- ISBN
- 9781448171460
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Balancing Act: an absorbing and authentic novel from one of Britain’s most popular authors audiobook?
Balancing Act: an absorbing and authentic novel from one of Britain’s most popular authors runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is the Balancing Act: an absorbing and authentic novel from one of Britain’s most popular authors audiobook free?
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Who narrates Balancing Act: an absorbing and authentic novel from one of Britain’s most popular authors?
Balancing Act: an absorbing and authentic novel from one of Britain’s most popular authors is narrated by Julia Franklin.