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Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy by Leslie Brody

Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Suzanne Toren (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.6listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

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30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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

Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy is an audiobook by Leslie Brody: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Suzanne Toren, released December 1, 2020, on the History & Culture and Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.6 hrs
Narrated by
Suzanne Toren
Released
December 1, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Women
ISBN
9781549187308

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy audiobook?

Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is the Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy audiobook free?

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Who narrates Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy?

Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy is narrated by Suzanne Toren.

Is Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.