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Helm by Sarah Hall

Helm: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Helm audiobook runs 13.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Louise Brealey (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.1listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Helm at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,823 Literary Fiction 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

Helm is an audiobook by Sarah Hall: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Louise Brealey, released November 4, 2025, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.1 hrs
Narrated by
Louise Brealey
Released
November 4, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780063439917

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Helm audiobook?

Helm runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is the Helm audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Helm?

Helm is narrated by Louise Brealey.

Is Helm worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.