The Chalky Sea: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Canadians series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Chalky Sea runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Zimmerman (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Canadians
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 16.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chalky Sea | 8.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Alien Corn | 7.6 hrs |
More narrated by Sarah Zimmerman
Sarah Zimmerman narrates 334 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,570 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,289 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 Chalky Sea is book 1 of Clare Flynn's Canadians series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Zimmerman, released September 11, 2018, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Zimmerman
- Released
- September 11, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Canadians #1
- ISBN
- 9781541444089
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Chalky Sea as an audiobook?
The Chalky Sea runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Chalky Sea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Chalky Sea?
The Chalky Sea is narrated by Sarah Zimmerman.