The Forbidden Orchid: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Forbidden Orchid runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Katharine Lee Mcewan (about 8.2 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 92% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Katharine Lee Mcewan
Katharine Lee Mcewan narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 850 hours in all.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
441 Tough Topics 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 Forbidden Orchid is an audiobook by Sharon Biggs Waller: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Katharine Lee Mcewan, released March 8, 2016, on the Tough Topics and Historical (Teen & YA) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Katharine Lee Mcewan
- Released
- March 8, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Tough Topics, Historical (Teen & YA)
- ISBN
- 9780147525888
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Forbidden Orchid as an audiobook?
The Forbidden Orchid runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is The Forbidden Orchid free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Forbidden Orchid?
The Forbidden Orchid is narrated by Katharine Lee Mcewan.
Is The Forbidden Orchid worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.