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Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story by Wally Lamb

Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story audiobook runs 4.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Wally Lamb (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.7listening hrs
Coming of Agestore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.7 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 4.7 hours, it is shorter than 92% of the 3,283 Coming of Age audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Coming of Age shelf

124 Coming of Age 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

Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story is an audiobook by Wally Lamb: a 4.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Wally Lamb, released November 10, 2009, on the Coming of Age shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.7 hrs
Narrated by
Wally Lamb
Released
November 10, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Coming of Age
ISBN
9780061967429

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story audiobook?

Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story runs 4.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.

Is the Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story audiobook free?

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Who narrates Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story?

Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story is narrated by Wally Lamb.