California Golden: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the California Golden audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Christine Lakin (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Christine Lakin
Christine Lakin narrates 201 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,100 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,252 Literary Fiction 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
California Golden is an audiobook by Melanie Benjamin: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Christine Lakin, released August 8, 2023, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christine Lakin
- Released
- August 8, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780593787359
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the California Golden audiobook?
California Golden runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is the California Golden audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates California Golden?
California Golden is narrated by Christine Lakin.
Is California Golden worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.