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The Promise of Elsewhere by Brad Leithauser

The Promise of Elsewhere: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Promise of Elsewhere runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Newbern (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Religious Fictionstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Promise of Elsewhere at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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

What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Promise of Elsewhere is an audiobook by Brad Leithauser: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern, released March 26, 2019, on the Religious Fiction and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
George Newbern
Released
March 26, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Religious Fiction, Psychological
ISBN
9781984840530

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Promise of Elsewhere as an audiobook?

The Promise of Elsewhere runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is The Promise of Elsewhere free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Promise of Elsewhere?

The Promise of Elsewhere is narrated by George Newbern.

Is The Promise of Elsewhere worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.