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The Window Seat by Aminatta Forna

The Window Seat: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Window Seat runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Aminatta Forna (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Window Seat at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies 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 Window Seat is an audiobook by Aminatta Forna: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Aminatta Forna, released May 18, 2021, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
Aminatta Forna
Released
May 18, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9781705031018

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Window Seat as an audiobook?

The Window Seat runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is The Window Seat free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Window Seat?

The Window Seat is narrated by Aminatta Forna.