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The Bastard by Brenda Novak

The Bastard: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bastard runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Coomes (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.2listening hrs
Historical (Romance)store shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Bastard at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 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 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf

1,780 Historical (Romance) 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

The Bastard is an audiobook by Brenda Novak: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Coomes, released February 26, 2013, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.2 hrs
Narrated by
Sarah Coomes
Released
February 26, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance)
ISBN
9781469230740

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Bastard as an audiobook?

The Bastard runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is The Bastard free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Bastard?

The Bastard is narrated by Sarah Coomes.

Is The Bastard worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.