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The Island Retreat by Cathy Kelly

The Island Retreat: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Island Retreat runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Fleur de Wit (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.4listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Island Retreat at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

1,444 Contemporary Women 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 Island Retreat is an audiobook by Cathy Kelly: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Fleur de Wit, released February 26, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.4 hrs
Narrated by
Fleur de Wit
Released
February 26, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9780008545031

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Island Retreat as an audiobook?

The Island Retreat runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is The Island Retreat free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Island Retreat?

The Island Retreat is narrated by Fleur de Wit.

Is The Island Retreat worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.