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The Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall

The Blue Asylum: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blue Asylum runs 9.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kate Forbes (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,013 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 Asylum is an audiobook by Kathy Hepinstall: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Forbes, released July 20, 2012, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.6 hrs
Narrated by
Kate Forbes
Released
July 20, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781464048470

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Blue Asylum as an audiobook?

The Blue Asylum runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.

Is The Blue Asylum free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Blue Asylum?

The Blue Asylum is narrated by Kate Forbes.