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Trains and Lovers by Alexander McCall Smith

Trains and Lovers: Audiobook

by Alexander McCall Smith · narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie · unabridged · 2013

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Trains and Lovers audiobook runs 5.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2013released
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What our data says

  • At 5.4 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie

Robert Ian Mackenzie narrates 23 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 205 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

915 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Trains and Lovers is an audiobook by Alexander McCall Smith: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Ian Mackenzie, released June 11, 2013, on the Contemporary Women and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.4 hrs
Narrated by
Robert Ian Mackenzie
Released
June 11, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781470366186

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Trains and Lovers audiobook?

Trains and Lovers runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.

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Who narrates Trains and Lovers?

Trains and Lovers is narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie.