The Kindness of Strangers: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Kindness of Strangers runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Olivia Dowd (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Olivia Dowd
Olivia Dowd narrates 76 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 806 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,022 Literary Fiction 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 Kindness of Strangers is an audiobook by Emma Garman: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Olivia Dowd, released May 12, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Olivia Dowd
- Released
- May 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- ISBN
- 9781668157114
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Kindness of Strangers as an audiobook?
The Kindness of Strangers runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Kindness of Strangers free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Kindness of Strangers?
The Kindness of Strangers is narrated by Olivia Dowd.