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Why Birds Sing by Nina Berkhout

Why Birds Sing: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why Birds Sing audiobook runs 6.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Madeleine Lambert (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.8 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
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What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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

Why Birds Sing is an audiobook by Nina Berkhout: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Madeleine Lambert, released October 6, 2020, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.8 hrs
Narrated by
Madeleine Lambert
Released
October 6, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781666543384

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why Birds Sing audiobook?

Why Birds Sing runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is the Why Birds Sing audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Why Birds Sing?

Why Birds Sing is narrated by Madeleine Lambert.