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The River by Michael Neale

The River: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The River runs 6.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Neale (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.3listening hrs
Religious Fictionstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The River at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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

What our data says

  • At 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 75% 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 River is an audiobook by Michael Neale: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Neale, released September 18, 2012, on the Religious Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.3 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Neale
Released
September 18, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Religious Fiction
ISBN
9781621881131

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The River as an audiobook?

The River runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.

Is The River free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The River?

The River is narrated by Michael Neale.