The Mermaid Chair: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mermaid Chair runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Eliza Foss (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Eliza Foss
Eliza Foss narrates 148 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,458 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,086 Literary Fiction 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 Mermaid Chair is an audiobook by Sue Monk Kidd: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Eliza Foss, released October 10, 2004, on the Literary Fiction and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Eliza Foss
- Released
- October 10, 2004
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Drama
- ISBN
- 9780786553365
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Mermaid Chair as an audiobook?
The Mermaid Chair runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is The Mermaid Chair free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Mermaid Chair?
The Mermaid Chair is narrated by Eliza Foss.
Is The Mermaid Chair worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours.