Under a Summer Skye: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Skye Sisters series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Under a Summer Skye audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Helen Mcalpine (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Skye Sisters Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 38.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under a Summer Skye | 12.6 hrs |
| 2 | A Skye Full of Stars | 12.8 hrs |
| 3 | Over the Sea to Skye | 12.7 hrs |
More narrated by Helen Mcalpine
Helen Mcalpine narrates 19 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 179 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
2,119 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Where the Crawdads Sing: Reese's Book Club
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- Lessons in Chemistry
- The Wife Between Us
- An Anonymous Girl
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
Under a Summer Skye is book 1 of Sue Moorcroft's Skye Sisters series: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Helen Mcalpine, released May 9, 2024, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Helen Mcalpine
- Released
- May 9, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama, Romance
- Series
- The Skye Sisters Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9780008636791
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Under a Summer Skye audiobook?
Under a Summer Skye runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the Under a Summer Skye audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Under a Summer Skye?
Under a Summer Skye is narrated by Helen Mcalpine.
Is Under a Summer Skye worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.