The Guardian: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Guardian runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Isabel Keating (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 81% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Isabel Keating
Isabel Keating narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 280 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
2,308 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 Guardian is an audiobook by Nicholas Sparks: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Isabel Keating, released August 1, 2005, on the Drama shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Isabel Keating
- Released
- August 1, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama
- ISBN
- 9781594832802
How to listen to The Guardian free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Guardian as an audiobook?
The Guardian runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Guardian free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Guardian?
The Guardian is narrated by Isabel Keating.
Is The Guardian worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.