The Grass Is Singing: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Grass Is Singing runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kristin Atherton (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kristin Atherton
Kristin Atherton narrates 492 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,809 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,128 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 Grass Is Singing is an audiobook by Doris Lessing: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Kristin Atherton, released October 7, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kristin Atherton
- Released
- October 7, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780063475908
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Grass Is Singing as an audiobook?
The Grass Is Singing runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Grass Is Singing free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Grass Is Singing?
The Grass Is Singing is narrated by Kristin Atherton.