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Tears of the Desert by Halima Bashir, Damien Lewis

Tears of the Desert: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tears of the Desert audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Rosalyn Landor (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Tears of the Desert 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

Tears of the Desert is an audiobook by Halima Bashir and Damien Lewis: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Rosalyn Landor, released September 9, 2008, on the Memoirs shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
Rosalyn Landor
Released
September 9, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs
ISBN
9781423367871

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tears of the Desert audiobook?

Tears of the Desert runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is the Tears of the Desert audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Tears of the Desert?

Tears of the Desert is narrated by Rosalyn Landor.

Is Tears of the Desert worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

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