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Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah

Distant Shores: Audiobook

by Kristin Hannah · narrated by Bernadette Quigley · unabridged · 2017

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Distant Shores audiobook runs 10.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Bernadette Quigley (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2017released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Distant Shores at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days
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What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 5,079 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Bernadette Quigley

Bernadette Quigley narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 54 hours in all.

  • BirthrightNora Roberts · 16.1 hrs
  • Spook: Science Tackles the AfterlifeMary Roach · 8.5 hrs
  • The Big DigLinda Barnes · 8.1 hrs
  • The Virgin's KnotHolly Payne · 9 hrs
  • A Touch of MagicAndrew Lam · 2.2 hrs

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

1,719 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Distant Shores is an audiobook by Kristin Hannah: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Bernadette Quigley, released May 16, 2017, on the Psychological and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Bernadette Quigley
Released
May 16, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological, Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9781543611205

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Distant Shores audiobook?

Distant Shores runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is the Distant Shores audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Distant Shores?

Distant Shores is narrated by Bernadette Quigley.

Is Distant Shores worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours.