The Winds from Further West: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Winds from Further West runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Rottger (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Rottger
James Rottger narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 40 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,225 Literary Fiction 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 Winds from Further West is an audiobook by Alexander McCall Smith: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by James Rottger, released July 29, 2025, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Rottger
- Released
- July 29, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798894866062
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Winds from Further West as an audiobook?
The Winds from Further West runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is The Winds from Further West free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Winds from Further West?
The Winds from Further West is narrated by James Rottger.