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The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand

The Castaways: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Castaways runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Katie Hale (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Castaways 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 13 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

1,738 Contemporary Women 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 Castaways is an audiobook by Elin Hilderbrand: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Katie Hale, released July 7, 2009, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13 hrs
Narrated by
Katie Hale
Released
July 7, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9781600246234

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Castaways as an audiobook?

The Castaways runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is The Castaways free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Castaways?

The Castaways is narrated by Katie Hale.

Is The Castaways worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.