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Light from a Distant Star by Mary McGarry Morris

Light from a Distant Star: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Light from a Distant Star audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Amy Rubinate (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Light from a Distant Star at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,971 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

Light from a Distant Star is an audiobook by Mary McGarry Morris: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy Rubinate, released September 13, 2011, on the Coming of Age and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.8 hrs
Narrated by
Amy Rubinate
Released
September 13, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781483060071

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Light from a Distant Star audiobook?

Light from a Distant Star runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is the Light from a Distant Star audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Light from a Distant Star?

Light from a Distant Star is narrated by Amy Rubinate.

Is Light from a Distant Star worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.