The Death of the Heart: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Death of the Heart runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Pearl Hewitt (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Pearl Hewitt
Pearl Hewitt narrates 151 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,186 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,381 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- Circe
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
- The Invention of Wings
- The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Lucy Scott runs 1.5 hours shorter (11.7 hours).
- The 2021 recording read by Shannon Tarbet runs 0.3 hours shorter (12.8 hours).
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 Death of the Heart is an audiobook by Elizabeth Bowen: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Pearl Hewitt, released March 9, 2021, on the Historical (Fiction) and Psychological shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Pearl Hewitt
- Released
- March 9, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Psychological, Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781705286647
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Death of the Heart as an audiobook?
The Death of the Heart runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is The Death of the Heart free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Death of the Heart?
The Death of the Heart is narrated by Pearl Hewitt.
Is The Death of the Heart worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.