The Pretender: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pretender runs 14.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Hollingworth (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.6 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Hollingworth
John Hollingworth narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 46 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,235 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 Pretender is an audiobook by Jo Harkin: a 14.6-hour unabridged recording, read by John Hollingworth, released April 22, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Hollingworth
- Released
- April 22, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798217066070
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Pretender as an audiobook?
The Pretender runs 14.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.
Is The Pretender free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Pretender?
The Pretender is narrated by John Hollingworth.
Is The Pretender worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.9 hours.