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Once We Were There by Bernice Chauly

Once We Were There: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Once We Were There audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Mathilda D'silva (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
BIPOC Stories & Voicesstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Once We Were There at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 4,913 BIPOC Stories & Voices audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Once We Were There is an audiobook by Bernice Chauly: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Mathilda D'silva, released January 12, 2021, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Mathilda D'silva
Released
January 12, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
BIPOC Stories & Voices
ISBN
9789178897315

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Once We Were There audiobook?

Once We Were There runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the Once We Were There audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Once We Were There?

Once We Were There is narrated by Mathilda D'silva.

Is Once We Were There worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.