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The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout

The Homesman: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Homesman runs 7.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Candace Thaxton (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.9listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Homesman at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Candace Thaxton

Candace Thaxton narrates 103 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 939 hours in all.

All Candace Thaxton audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

1,529 Historical (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 Homesman is an audiobook by Glendon Swarthout: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Candace Thaxton, released February 11, 2014, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.9 hrs
Narrated by
Candace Thaxton
Released
February 11, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
ISBN
9781442370883

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Homesman as an audiobook?

The Homesman runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is The Homesman free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Homesman?

The Homesman is narrated by Candace Thaxton.