The Magnetic North: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Magnetic North runs 14.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Patricia Gallimore (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 931 Travel Tips audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Patricia Gallimore
Patricia Gallimore narrates 47 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 482 hours in all.
About as long, on the Travel Tips shelf
44 Travel Tips 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 Magnetic North is an audiobook by Sara Wheeler: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Patricia Gallimore, released January 1, 2011, on the Travel Tips shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Patricia Gallimore
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Travel Tips
- ISBN
- 9781407469355
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Magnetic North as an audiobook?
The Magnetic North runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is The Magnetic North free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Magnetic North?
The Magnetic North is narrated by Patricia Gallimore.
Is The Magnetic North worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.