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Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday by Donald Clarke

Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday audiobook runs 17.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Anna Fields (about 11.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.8listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Anna Fields

Anna Fields narrates 132 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,439 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

297 Arts & Entertainment 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

Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday is an audiobook by Donald Clarke: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Anna Fields, released January 16, 2012, on the Arts & Entertainment and History & Culture shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.8 hrs
Narrated by
Anna Fields
Released
January 16, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, History & Culture
ISBN
9781483069142

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday audiobook?

Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.8 hours.

Is the Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday?

Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday is narrated by Anna Fields.

Is Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.8 hours, saving 5.9 hours.