Book of Lives: The must-read Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Book of Lives: The must-read Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale audiobook runs 25.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Margaret Atwood (about 17.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 25.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 52 days |
| 1 hour / day | 26 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
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What our data says
- At 25.6 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 220 hours in all.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
23 Memoirs 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
Book of Lives: The must-read Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale is an audiobook by Margaret Atwood: a 25.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Margaret Atwood, released November 4, 2025, on the Memoirs and Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 25.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Margaret Atwood
- Released
- November 4, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Women
- ISBN
- 9781529936087
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Book of Lives: The must-read Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale audiobook?
Book of Lives: The must-read Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale runs 25.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.1 hours.
Is the Book of Lives: The must-read Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Book of Lives: The must-read Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale?
Book of Lives: The must-read Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale is narrated by Margaret Atwood.
Is Book of Lives: The must-read Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.1 hours, saving 8.5 hours.