The First Desire: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Desire runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bernadette Dunne (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 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 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bernadette Dunne
Bernadette Dunne narrates 294 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,978 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
2,325 Drama 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 First Desire is an audiobook by Nancy Reisman: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Bernadette Dunne, released September 14, 2004, on the Drama and Religious Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bernadette Dunne
- Released
- September 14, 2004
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Religious Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780739317648
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Desire as an audiobook?
The First Desire runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The First Desire free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Desire?
The First Desire is narrated by Bernadette Dunne.
Is The First Desire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.