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A Time of Love and Tartan by Alexander McCall Smith

A Time of Love and Tartan: Audiobook

Book 12 of the 44 Scotland Street series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Time of Love and Tartan runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Time of Love and Tartan at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on 44 Scotland Street

This is book 12. Books 1 to 11 run 129.7 hours before it; books 1 to 18 run 191 hours in all.

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 Time of Love and Tartan is book 12 of Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street series: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Ian Mackenzie, released February 6, 2018, on the Drama shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Robert Ian Mackenzie
Released
February 6, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama
Series
44 Scotland Street #12
ISBN
9781501977916

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Time of Love and Tartan as an audiobook?

A Time of Love and Tartan runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is A Time of Love and Tartan free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Time of Love and Tartan?

A Time of Love and Tartan is narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie.