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Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography by Laura Thompson

Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography: Audiobook

Part of Great Lives

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography audiobook runs 17.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jilly Bond (about 11.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.7listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.7 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

298 Arts & Entertainment 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

Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography is an audiobook by Laura Thompson: a 17.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jilly Bond, released May 26, 2026, on the Arts & Entertainment and Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.7 hrs
Narrated by
Jilly Bond
Released
May 26, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, Women
Series
Great Lives
ISBN
9781035926565

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography audiobook?

Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography runs 17.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.8 hours.

Is the Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography?

Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography is narrated by Jilly Bond.

Is Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.8 hours, saving 5.9 hours.