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Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith by Andrew Wilson

Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Bloomsburys Lives of Women series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith audiobook runs 21.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Laurel Lefkow (about 14.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

21.9listening hrs
Womenstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 21.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day44 days
1 hour / day22 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×15 days

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What our data says

  • At 21.9 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 2,869 Women 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

Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith is book 1 of Andrew Wilson's Bloomsburys Lives of Women series: a 21.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Laurel Lefkow, released October 18, 2022, on the Women shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
21.9 hrs
Narrated by
Laurel Lefkow
Released
October 18, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Women
Series
Bloomsburys Lives of Women #1
ISBN
9798212271691

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith audiobook?

Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith runs 21.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.6 hours.

Is the Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith?

Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith is narrated by Laurel Lefkow.

Is Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.6 hours, saving 7.3 hours.