The Return: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Return runs 17 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cynthia Farrell (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Cynthia Farrell
Cynthia Farrell narrates 212 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,028 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
905 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 Return is an audiobook by Victoria Hislop: a 17-hour unabridged recording, read by Cynthia Farrell, released July 27, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cynthia Farrell
- Released
- July 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9798331903442
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Return as an audiobook?
The Return runs 17 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.
Is The Return free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Return?
The Return is narrated by Cynthia Farrell.
Is The Return worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.7 hours.