The Private Side of Friendship: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Private Side of Friendship runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Rottger (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.8 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Rottger
James Rottger narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 40 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,338 Historical (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 Private Side of Friendship is an audiobook by Alexander McCall Smith: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by James Rottger, released October 5, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Rottger
- Released
- October 5, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9798898856724
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Private Side of Friendship as an audiobook?
The Private Side of Friendship runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Private Side of Friendship free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Private Side of Friendship?
The Private Side of Friendship is narrated by James Rottger.