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Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton

Ruins: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ruins audiobook runs 14.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Carlotta Brentan (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.3listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Ruins at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

969 Contemporary Women 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

Ruins is an audiobook by Lily Brooks-Dalton: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Carlotta Brentan, released March 31, 2026, on the Contemporary Women shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.3 hrs
Narrated by
Carlotta Brentan
Released
March 31, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women
ISBN
9781668653982

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Ruins audiobook?

Ruins runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is the Ruins audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Ruins?

Ruins is narrated by Carlotta Brentan.

Is Ruins worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.