The Shimmering Road: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shimmering Road runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by January LaVoy (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by January LaVoy
January LaVoy narrates 468 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,610 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
1,667 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Where the Crawdads Sing: Reese's Book Club
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- Lessons in Chemistry
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- The Husband's Secret
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 Shimmering Road is an audiobook by Hester Young: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by January LaVoy, released February 14, 2017, on the Psychological and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- January LaVoy
- Released
- February 14, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Contemporary Women
- ISBN
- 9781524703042
How to listen to The Shimmering Road free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shimmering Road as an audiobook?
The Shimmering Road runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Shimmering Road free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shimmering Road?
The Shimmering Road is narrated by January LaVoy.
Is The Shimmering Road worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.