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Playing Away by Adele Parks

Playing Away: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Playing Away audiobook runs 11.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Hailey Bolton (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.1listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Playing Away 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2026 recording read by Arthur McBain and Antonia Desplat runs about the same length (11.1 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

Playing Away is an audiobook by Adele Parks: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Hailey Bolton, released September 23, 2021, on the Suspense and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.1 hrs
Narrated by
Hailey Bolton
Released
September 23, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense, Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9780008440060

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Playing Away audiobook?

Playing Away runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is the Playing Away audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Playing Away?

Playing Away is narrated by Hailey Bolton.

Is Playing Away worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.