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The Swing of Things by Linda Keir

The Swing of Things: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Swing of Things runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lynn Barrington and Tristan James (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Swing of Things at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

3,978 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 Swing of Things is an audiobook by Linda Keir: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Lynn Barrington and Tristan James, released August 28, 2018, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11 hrs
Narrated by
Lynn Barrington, Tristan James
Released
August 28, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9781543664256

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Swing of Things as an audiobook?

The Swing of Things runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is The Swing of Things free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Swing of Things?

The Swing of Things is narrated by Lynn Barrington and Tristan James.

Is The Swing of Things worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.