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Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul by Fiona Curnow

Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul audiobook runs 10.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Steve Worsley (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul at common listening paces
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30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul is an audiobook by Fiona Curnow: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Steve Worsley, released June 15, 2024, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.7 hrs
Narrated by
Steve Worsley
Released
June 15, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction), Contemporary Women
ISBN
9781399990080

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul audiobook?

Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.

Is the Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul?

Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul is narrated by Steve Worsley.

Is Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours.