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The Burden of Silence by Pierre Botha

The Burden of Silence: Audiobook

Book 1 of the House of Ruth series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Burden of Silence runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Daniella Martins (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.1listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Burden of Silence 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 is shorter than 55% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,444 Historical (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 Burden of Silence is book 1 of Pierre Botha's House of Ruth series: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Daniella Martins, released February 12, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.1 hrs
Narrated by
Daniella Martins
Released
February 12, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
The House of Ruth #1
ISBN
9798306765952

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Burden of Silence as an audiobook?

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

Is The Burden of Silence free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Burden of Silence?

The Burden of Silence is narrated by Daniella Martins.

Is The Burden of Silence worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

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