The Deirdre and Desire: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Six Sisters series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Deirdre and Desire runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Charlotte Anne Dore (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Six Sisters Series
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 13 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 36.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Minerva | 6.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Taming of Annabelle | 6.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Deirdre and Desire | 7.3 hrs |
| 4 | The Daphne | 5.7 hrs |
| 5 | The Diana the Huntress | 6.3 hrs |
| 6 | The Frederica in Fashion | 4.7 hrs |
More narrated by Charlotte Anne Dore
Charlotte Anne Dore narrates 53 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 414 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
1,067 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 Deirdre and Desire is book 3 of M. C. Beaton's Six Sisters series: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Charlotte Anne Dore, released December 1, 2012, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Charlotte Anne Dore
- Released
- December 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance)
- Series
- The Six Sisters Series #3
- ISBN
- 9781620642870
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Deirdre and Desire as an audiobook?
The Deirdre and Desire runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is The Deirdre and Desire free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Deirdre and Desire?
The Deirdre and Desire is narrated by Charlotte Anne Dore.