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Both Things Are True by Kathleen Barber

Both Things Are True: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Both Things Are True audiobook runs 8.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Amy Handelman (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.6listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Both Things Are True at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 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 8.6 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

3,258 Contemporary Women 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

Both Things Are True is an audiobook by Kathleen Barber: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy Handelman, released September 1, 2025, on the Contemporary Women shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.6 hrs
Narrated by
Amy Handelman
Released
September 1, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women
ISBN
9781511350686

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Both Things Are True audiobook?

Both Things Are True runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is the Both Things Are True audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Both Things Are True?

Both Things Are True is narrated by Amy Handelman.