The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
French Braid by Anne Tyler

French Braid: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the French Braid audiobook runs 9.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Kimberly Farr (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.1listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish French Braid at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 9.1 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 5,079 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

1,494 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

French Braid is an audiobook by Anne Tyler: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Kimberly Farr, released March 22, 2022, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.1 hrs
Narrated by
Kimberly Farr
Released
March 22, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9780593551424

How to listen to French Braid free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is the French Braid audiobook?

French Braid runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

Is the French Braid audiobook free?

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

Who narrates French Braid?

French Braid is narrated by Kimberly Farr.