The Handmaid and the Carpenter: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Handmaid and the Carpenter runs 3.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Berg (about 2.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 3.8 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Elizabeth Berg
Elizabeth Berg narrates 19 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 126 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
374 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Elevation
- Our Souls at Night
- Red at the Bone
- Diary of an Oxygen Thief
- Lie With Me
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 Handmaid and the Carpenter is an audiobook by Elizabeth Berg: a 3.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Berg, released November 7, 2006, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elizabeth Berg
- Released
- November 7, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction), Religious Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780739334119
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Handmaid and the Carpenter as an audiobook?
The Handmaid and the Carpenter runs 3.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.5 hours.
Is The Handmaid and the Carpenter free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Handmaid and the Carpenter?
The Handmaid and the Carpenter is narrated by Elizabeth Berg.