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The Light of Evening by Edna O’brien

The Light of Evening: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Light of Evening runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dearbhla Molloy (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.1listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Light of Evening at common listening paces
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30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.1 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

3,800 Contemporary Women 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 Light of Evening is an audiobook by Edna O’brien: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Dearbhla Molloy, released July 15, 2008, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.1 hrs
Narrated by
Dearbhla Molloy
Released
July 15, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9781602832183

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Light of Evening as an audiobook?

The Light of Evening runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is The Light of Evening free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Light of Evening?

The Light of Evening is narrated by Dearbhla Molloy.