Bliss and the Art of Forever: Audiobook
Book 4 of the A Hope Springs Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bliss and the Art of Forever audiobook runs 11.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Natalie Ross (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Hope Springs Novel
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 26 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 46.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Second Chance Café | 9.6 hrs |
| 2 | Beneath the Patchwork Moon | 7.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Sweetness of Honey | 8.6 hrs |
| 4 | Bliss and the Art of Forever | 11.2 hrs |
| 5 | The Comfort of Favorite Things | 9.4 hrs |
More narrated by Natalie Ross
Natalie Ross narrates 123 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,201 hours in all.
- Dark Wolf
- Dreamfever
- Dark Promises
- Shadowfever
- Dark Blood
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
3,670 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
Bliss and the Art of Forever is book 4 of Alison Kent's A Hope Springs Novel series: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Natalie Ross, released April 7, 2015, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Natalie Ross
- Released
- April 7, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama
- Series
- A Hope Springs Novel #4
- ISBN
- 9781501249112
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Bliss and the Art of Forever audiobook?
Bliss and the Art of Forever runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is the Bliss and the Art of Forever audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Bliss and the Art of Forever?
Bliss and the Art of Forever is narrated by Natalie Ross.
Is Bliss and the Art of Forever worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.