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The Illness Lesson by Clare Beams

The Illness Lesson: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Illness Lesson runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ann Marie Lee (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Illness Lesson at common listening paces
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30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Illness Lesson is an audiobook by Clare Beams: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Ann Marie Lee, released February 11, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Ann Marie Lee
Released
February 11, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780593169513

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Illness Lesson as an audiobook?

The Illness Lesson runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Illness Lesson free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Illness Lesson?

The Illness Lesson is narrated by Ann Marie Lee.

Is The Illness Lesson worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.