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The Vanishing Hours by Barney Norris

The Vanishing Hours: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Vanishing Hours runs 5.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ian Gelder and Barbara Flynn (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Vanishing Hours at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.9 hours, it is shorter than 79% 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 Vanishing Hours is an audiobook by Barney Norris: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Ian Gelder and Barbara Flynn, released July 18, 2019, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.9 hrs
Narrated by
Ian Gelder, Barbara Flynn
Released
July 18, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781473572485

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Vanishing Hours as an audiobook?

The Vanishing Hours runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.

Is The Vanishing Hours free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Vanishing Hours?

The Vanishing Hours is narrated by Ian Gelder and Barbara Flynn.