The Painter's Friend: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Painter's Friend runs 7.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Thornley (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.2 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Thornley
Paul Thornley narrates 132 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,372 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,879 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 Painter's Friend is an audiobook by Howard Cunnell: a 7.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Thornley, released July 8, 2021, on the Literary Fiction and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Thornley
- Released
- July 8, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781529030969
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Painter's Friend as an audiobook?
The Painter's Friend runs 7.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.
Is The Painter's Friend free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Painter's Friend?
The Painter's Friend is narrated by Paul Thornley.