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The Way the Light Bends by Lorraine Wilson

The Way the Light Bends: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Way the Light Bends runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Helen Mcalpine (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.1listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Way the Light Bends at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 4,251 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Helen Mcalpine

Helen Mcalpine narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 132 hours in all.

  • Where Have All the Boys Gone?Jenny Colgan · 9.8 hrs
  • Christmas in the Scottish Highlands: A heart-warming, feel-good Christmas romance to fall in love withDonna Ashcroft · 9.3 hrs
  • With or Without YouShari Low · 10.9 hrs
  • The Glass HouseBeatrice Colin · 9.1 hrs
  • The Glasgow Girl at War: The new heartwarming saga from the author of the G.I. BrideEileen Ramsay · 9.9 hrs

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Way the Light Bends is an audiobook by Lorraine Wilson: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Helen Mcalpine, released February 21, 2023, on the Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.1 hrs
Narrated by
Helen Mcalpine
Released
February 21, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy
ISBN
9788728529362

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Way the Light Bends as an audiobook?

The Way the Light Bends runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is The Way the Light Bends free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Way the Light Bends?

The Way the Light Bends is narrated by Helen Mcalpine.

Is The Way the Light Bends worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.