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Inside Out & Back Again: Audiobook

The Inside Out & Back Again audiobook runs an estimated 8.2 hours (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2est. listening hrs
3.9★50 ratings
Historical Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Inside Out & Back Again at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 71% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 30% shorter than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).

Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for historical fiction listeners who want a historical setting: a solid week of commutes at 8.2 hours (estimated).

About the book

No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama. For all the ten years of her life, Hà has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by … and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. Hà and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, Hà discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape … and the strength of her very own family. This is the moving story of one girl’s year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Inside Out & Back Again audiobook?

Inside Out & Back Again runs about 8.2 hours, our estimate from its 276 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the Inside Out & Back Again audiobook free?

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

When was Inside Out & Back Again first published?

Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai was first published in 2011.