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The Longing by Beverly Lewis

The Longing: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Courtship of Nellie Fisher series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Longing runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rachel Botchan (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
Religious Fictionstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Longing 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

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Courtship of Nellie Fisher

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 21.9 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 33.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Parting10.6 hrs
2The Forbidden11.3 hrs
3The Longing11.3 hrs

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 Longing is book 3 of Beverly Lewis's Courtship of Nellie Fisher series: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Rachel Botchan, released April 24, 2009, on the Religious Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Rachel Botchan
Released
April 24, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Religious Fiction
Series
Courtship of Nellie Fisher #3
ISBN
9781440723049

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Longing as an audiobook?

The Longing runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is The Longing free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Longing?

The Longing is narrated by Rachel Botchan.

Is The Longing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.