The First Word: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Word runs 11.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Amy McFadden (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Amy McFadden
Amy McFadden narrates 325 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,047 hours in all.
- The Darkest Minds
- Never Fade
- In the Afterlight
- The Heavens May Fall
- The Secrets You Keep
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,585 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 First Word is an audiobook by Isley Robson: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy McFadden, released June 1, 2017, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Amy McFadden
- Released
- June 1, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781536628609
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Word as an audiobook?
The First Word runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is The First Word free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Word?
The First Word is narrated by Amy McFadden.
Is The First Word worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.