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Orphans of the Carnival by Carol Birch

Orphans of the Carnival: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Orphans of the Carnival audiobook runs 12.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Heather Wilds (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Orphans of the Carnival at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Heather Wilds

Heather Wilds narrates 188 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,853 hours in all.

All Heather Wilds audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,899 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

Orphans of the Carnival is an audiobook by Carol Birch: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Heather Wilds, released November 8, 2016, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.9 hrs
Narrated by
Heather Wilds
Released
November 8, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9781681682594

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Orphans of the Carnival audiobook?

Orphans of the Carnival runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.

Is the Orphans of the Carnival audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Orphans of the Carnival?

Orphans of the Carnival is narrated by Heather Wilds.

Is Orphans of the Carnival worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.