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The Second Silence by Eileen Goudge

The Second Silence: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Second Silence runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sandra Burr (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.1listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Second Silence at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Sandra Burr

Sandra Burr narrates 152 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,696 hours in all.

All Sandra Burr audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,823 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 Second Silence is an audiobook by Eileen Goudge: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Sandra Burr, released April 25, 2007, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.1 hrs
Narrated by
Sandra Burr
Released
April 25, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781423335931

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Second Silence as an audiobook?

The Second Silence runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is The Second Silence free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Second Silence?

The Second Silence is narrated by Sandra Burr.

Is The Second Silence worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.