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From a Far and Lovely Country by Alexander McCall Smith

From a Far and Lovely Country: Audiobook

Book 24 of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the From a Far and Lovely Country audiobook runs 10.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Lisette Lecat (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish From a Far and Lovely Country 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 75% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,202 Police & Detective 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

From a Far and Lovely Country is book 24 of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Lisette Lecat, released October 31, 2023, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Lisette Lecat
Released
October 31, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #24
ISBN
9798889565468

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the From a Far and Lovely Country audiobook?

From a Far and Lovely Country runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is the From a Far and Lovely Country audiobook free?

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

Who narrates From a Far and Lovely Country?

From a Far and Lovely Country is narrated by Lisette Lecat.

Is From a Far and Lovely Country worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

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