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In the Approaches by Nicola Barker

In the Approaches: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In the Approaches audiobook runs 16 hours unabridged, narrated by Antonia Beamish and Stephen Perring (about 10.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16 hours of listening.

Days to finish In the Approaches at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

In the Approaches is an audiobook by Nicola Barker: a 16-hour unabridged recording, read by Antonia Beamish and Stephen Perring, released June 5, 2014, on the Psychological and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16 hrs
Narrated by
Antonia Beamish, Stephen Perring
Released
June 5, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological, Literary Fiction, Comedy, Satire & Parody
ISBN
9780007583737

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the In the Approaches audiobook?

In the Approaches runs 16 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.6 hours.

Is the In the Approaches audiobook free?

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

Who narrates In the Approaches?

In the Approaches is narrated by Antonia Beamish and Stephen Perring.

Is In the Approaches worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.6 hours, saving 5.3 hours.