The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club): Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club) runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Demeritt (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by William Demeritt
William Demeritt narrates 46 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 419 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,999 Historical (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 Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club) is an audiobook by Nathan Harris: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by William Demeritt, released June 15, 2021, on the Historical (Fiction) and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- William Demeritt
- Released
- June 15, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), BIPOC Stories & Voices, Unmissable Debut Authors
- ISBN
- 9781549102332
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club) as an audiobook?
The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club) runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club) free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club)?
The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club) is narrated by William Demeritt.
Is The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.