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Oh Dear Silvia: The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of You by Dawn French

Oh Dear Silvia: The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of You: Audiobook

by Dawn French · narrated by Ruby Turner, Patrice Naiambana, Llewella Gideon … · unabridged · 2012

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Oh Dear Silvia: The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of You audiobook runs 9.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Ruby Turner and Patrice Naiambana and others (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.4listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2012released
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What our data says

  • At 9.4 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 5,079 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

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About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

1,612 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Oh Dear Silvia: The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of You is an audiobook by Dawn French: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Ruby Turner, Patrice Naiambana and Llewella Gideon and others, released October 25, 2012, on the Contemporary Women shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.4 hrs
Narrated by
Ruby Turner, Patrice Naiambana, Llewella Gideon, James Mcardle, James Fleet, Jack Lowden
Released
October 25, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women
ISBN
9780718177386

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How long is the Oh Dear Silvia: The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of You audiobook?

Oh Dear Silvia: The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of You runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

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Who narrates Oh Dear Silvia: The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of You?

Oh Dear Silvia: The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of You is narrated by Ruby Turner, Patrice Naiambana, Llewella Gideon and James Mcardle and others.