The Blue Afternoon: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blue Afternoon runs 12.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kate Handford (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 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 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kate Handford
Kate Handford narrates 107 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,157 hours in all.
- The Anne of Green Gables Collection: Anne Shirley Books 1-6 and Avonlea Short Stories
- The Wife in the Photo: An absolutely gripping psychological thriller packed with twists
- Party of Liars
- The Girl in the Cellar: A BRAND-NEW absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller packed with jaw-dropping twists, perfect for Halloween 2026!
- The Wives of Murder Club: An absolutely gripping psychological thriller perfect for Autumn 2026!
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,918 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
The Blue Afternoon is an audiobook by William Boyd: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Handford, released October 8, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Handford
- Released
- October 8, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780241991282
How to listen to The Blue Afternoon 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 freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Blue Afternoon as an audiobook?
The Blue Afternoon runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The Blue Afternoon free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Blue Afternoon?
The Blue Afternoon is narrated by Kate Handford.
Is The Blue Afternoon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.