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Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively

Life in the Garden: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Life in the Garden audiobook runs 5.9 hours unabridged, narrated by HEATHER LLOYD (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.9listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Life in the Garden at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.9 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2017 recording read by Helen Lloyd runs about the same length (6 hours).

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 the Garden is an audiobook by Penelope Lively: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by HEATHER LLOYD, released June 12, 2018, on the Memoirs and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.9 hrs
Narrated by
HEATHER LLOYD
Released
June 12, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9780525630739

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Life in the Garden audiobook?

Life in the Garden runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.

Is the Life in the Garden audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Life in the Garden?

Life in the Garden is narrated by HEATHER LLOYD.