A Private Man: ‘A thrilling love story of intellect and passion’ The Observer, best debut novelists of 2026: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Private Man: ‘A thrilling love story of intellect and passion’ The Observer, best debut novelists of 2026 runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Sackville (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Sackville
John Sackville narrates 156 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,342 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
1,312 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
A Private Man: ‘A thrilling love story of intellect and passion’ The Observer, best debut novelists of 2026 is an audiobook by Stephanie Sy-Quia: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Sackville, released February 19, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and Historical (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Sackville
- Released
- February 19, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Historical (Romance)
- ISBN
- 9781035052653
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Private Man: ‘A thrilling love story of intellect and passion’ The Observer, best debut novelists of 2026 as an audiobook?
A Private Man: ‘A thrilling love story of intellect and passion’ The Observer, best debut novelists of 2026 runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is A Private Man: ‘A thrilling love story of intellect and passion’ The Observer, best debut novelists of 2026 free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates A Private Man: ‘A thrilling love story of intellect and passion’ The Observer, best debut novelists of 2026?
A Private Man: ‘A thrilling love story of intellect and passion’ The Observer, best debut novelists of 2026 is narrated by John Sackville.