Balancing Act: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Balancing Act audiobook runs 12.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Joyce Bean (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joyce Bean
Joyce Bean narrates 289 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,877 hours in all.
About as long, on the Modern shelf
1,708 Modern 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 is an audiobook by Fern Michaels: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Joyce Bean, released March 26, 2013, on the Modern shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joyce Bean
- Released
- March 26, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Modern
- ISBN
- 9781469219998
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Balancing Act audiobook?
Balancing Act runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is the Balancing Act audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Balancing Act?
Balancing Act is narrated by Joyce Bean.
Is Balancing Act worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.