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The Train of Small Mercies by David Rowell

The Train of Small Mercies: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Train of Small Mercies runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jeremy Davidson (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Train of Small Mercies at common listening paces
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30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Train of Small Mercies is an audiobook by David Rowell: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeremy Davidson, released October 13, 2011, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.8 hrs
Narrated by
Jeremy Davidson
Released
October 13, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9781101523513

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Train of Small Mercies as an audiobook?

The Train of Small Mercies runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is The Train of Small Mercies free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Train of Small Mercies?

The Train of Small Mercies is narrated by Jeremy Davidson.