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The Burden by Mary Westmacott, Agatha Christie

The Burden: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Burden runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gillian Kerrod (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.5listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Burden at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.5 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) 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 Burden is an audiobook by Mary Westmacott and Agatha Christie: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Gillian Kerrod, released July 8, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.5 hrs
Narrated by
Gillian Kerrod
Released
July 8, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9780063453135

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Burden as an audiobook?

The Burden runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.

Is The Burden free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Burden?

The Burden is narrated by Gillian Kerrod.