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The Lives of Others by Ellen Won Steil

The Lives of Others: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lives of Others runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michelle H. Lee (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.7listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Lives of Others at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

3,278 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 Lives of Others is an audiobook by Ellen Won Steil: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Michelle H. Lee, released August 26, 2025, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.7 hrs
Narrated by
Michelle H. Lee
Released
August 26, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9781511352390

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Lives of Others as an audiobook?

The Lives of Others runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is The Lives of Others free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Lives of Others?

The Lives of Others is narrated by Michelle H. Lee.