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The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life by Margaret Roach

The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Margaret Roach (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 56% 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

The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life is an audiobook by Margaret Roach: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Margaret Roach, released January 15, 2013, on the Memoirs and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Margaret Roach
Released
January 15, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9781469086095

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life as an audiobook?

The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life?

The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life is narrated by Margaret Roach.