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The Later Years by Peter Thornton

The Later Years: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Later Years runs 11.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Thornton (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4listening hrs
Aging & Healthy Lifestylestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Later Years at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 604 Aging & Healthy Lifestyle 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 Later Years is an audiobook by Peter Thornton: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Thornton, released April 10, 2025, on the Aging & Healthy Lifestyle shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.4 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Thornton
Released
April 10, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Aging & Healthy Lifestyle
ISBN
9781004201334

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Later Years as an audiobook?

The Later Years runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is The Later Years free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Later Years?

The Later Years is narrated by Peter Thornton.

Is The Later Years worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.