The Children Act: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Children Act runs 6.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lindsay Duncan (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Duncan narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 27 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,309 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 Children Act is an audiobook by Ian McEwan: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Lindsay Duncan, released September 9, 2014, on the Legal & Political and Psychological shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lindsay Duncan
- Released
- September 9, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Legal & Political, Psychological, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781490635538
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Children Act as an audiobook?
The Children Act runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.
Is The Children Act free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Children Act?
The Children Act is narrated by Lindsay Duncan.