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The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge

The Scent of Water: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Scent of Water runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elisabeth Martin (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.3listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Scent of Water at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

2,804 Contemporary Women 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 Scent of Water is an audiobook by Elizabeth Goudge: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Elisabeth Martin, released June 9, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and Classics (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.3 hrs
Narrated by
Elisabeth Martin
Released
June 9, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9798400522482

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Scent of Water as an audiobook?

The Scent of Water runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is The Scent of Water free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Scent of Water?

The Scent of Water is narrated by Elisabeth Martin.