The Heart of the Family: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Eliot Family series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Heart of the Family runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elisabeth Martin (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 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 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Eliot Family Trilogy
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 21.8 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 33.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bird in the Tree | 8.4 hrs |
| 2 | Pilgrim's Inn | 13.4 hrs |
| 3 | The Heart of the Family | 12.1 hrs |
More narrated by Elisabeth Martin
Elisabeth Martin narrates 27 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 151 hours in all.
- A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
- The Shaping of a Christian Family: How My Parents Nurtured My Faith
- Near to the Broken-Hearted: The Comfort of Jesus in the Grief of Losing a Child
- These Strange Ashes: A Deeply Personal Account of Elisabeth Elliot’s First Year as a Missionary
- The Savage My Kinsman
About as long, on the Religious Fiction shelf
1,309 Religious 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 Heart of the Family is book 3 of Elizabeth Goudge's Eliot Family series: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Elisabeth Martin, released November 3, 2026, on the Religious Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elisabeth Martin
- Released
- November 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Religious Fiction
- Series
- The Eliot Family Trilogy #3
- ISBN
- 9798400522529
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Heart of the Family as an audiobook?
The Heart of the Family runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Heart of the Family free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Heart of the Family?
The Heart of the Family is narrated by Elisabeth Martin.
Is The Heart of the Family worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.