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The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey

The Boy in the Field: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Boy in the Field runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Imogen Church (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Boy in the Field at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Imogen Church

Imogen Church narrates 329 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,608 hours in all.

All Imogen Church audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,238 Literary Fiction 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 Boy in the Field is an audiobook by Margot Livesey: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Imogen Church, released August 11, 2020, on the Psychological and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.8 hrs
Narrated by
Imogen Church
Released
August 11, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological, Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780062946423

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Boy in the Field as an audiobook?

The Boy in the Field runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.

Is The Boy in the Field free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Boy in the Field?

The Boy in the Field is narrated by Imogen Church.