The Summer Book: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Summer Book runs 4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julie Walters (about 2.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julie Walters
Julie Walters narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 40 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
419 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2022 recording read by Natasha Soudek runs 0.5 hours longer (4.5 hours).
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 Summer Book is an audiobook by Tove Jansson: a 4-hour unabridged recording, read by Julie Walters, released May 2, 2024, on the Drama and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julie Walters
- Released
- May 2, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9788728529508
How to listen to The Summer Book free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Summer Book as an audiobook?
The Summer Book runs 4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.7 hours.
Is The Summer Book free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Summer Book?
The Summer Book is narrated by Julie Walters.