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The Book of Love by Fionnuala Kearney

The Book of Love: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Love runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Josie Dunn and Oliver Hembrough (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.1listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Book of Love at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

4,411 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

The Book of Love is an audiobook by Fionnuala Kearney: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Josie Dunn and Oliver Hembrough, released February 7, 2019, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.1 hrs
Narrated by
Josie Dunn, Oliver Hembrough
Released
February 7, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9780008315009

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Book of Love as an audiobook?

The Book of Love runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Book of Love free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Book of Love?

The Book of Love is narrated by Josie Dunn and Oliver Hembrough.

Is The Book of Love worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.