The Secret Chord: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Secret Chord runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Boehmer (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Boehmer
Paul Boehmer narrates 472 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,598 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,796 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 Secret Chord is an audiobook by Geraldine Brooks: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Boehmer, released October 6, 2015, on the Literary Fiction and Essays & Anthologies shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Boehmer
- Released
- October 6, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Essays & Anthologies, Religious Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780698411586
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Secret Chord as an audiobook?
The Secret Chord runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Secret Chord free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Secret Chord?
The Secret Chord is narrated by Paul Boehmer.
Is The Secret Chord worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.