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Forty Words for Sorrow by Giles Blunt

Forty Words for Sorrow: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Forty Words for Sorrow audiobook runs 10.2 hours unabridged, narrated by James Daniels (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.2listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Forty Words for Sorrow 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 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by James Daniels

James Daniels narrates 31 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 303 hours in all.

All James Daniels audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

3,171 Suspense 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

Forty Words for Sorrow is an audiobook by Giles Blunt: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by James Daniels, released May 16, 2017, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.2 hrs
Narrated by
James Daniels
Released
May 16, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
ISBN
9781543611458

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Forty Words for Sorrow audiobook?

Forty Words for Sorrow runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is the Forty Words for Sorrow audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Forty Words for Sorrow?

Forty Words for Sorrow is narrated by James Daniels.

Is Forty Words for Sorrow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.