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Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story by Michelle Layer Rahal

Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Karen Gundersen (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 10,266 Memoirs 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

Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story is an audiobook by Michelle Layer Rahal: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen Gundersen, released March 4, 2021, on the Memoirs shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
Karen Gundersen
Released
March 4, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs
ISBN
9781664914520

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story audiobook?

Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is the Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story?

Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story is narrated by Karen Gundersen.

Is Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.