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The Secret Dressmaker by Jenny O'Brien

The Secret Dressmaker: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Threads of Resistance series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Secret Dressmaker runs 9.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shelley Atkinson (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.2listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Secret Dressmaker at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.2 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Threads of Resistance

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.5 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 18.7 hours in all.

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 Dressmaker is book 2 of Jenny O'Brien's Threads of Resistance series: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Shelley Atkinson, released August 4, 2026, on the Historical (Romance) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.2 hrs
Narrated by
Shelley Atkinson
Released
August 4, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance), Historical (Fiction), Drama
Series
Threads of Resistance #2
ISBN
9781837004898

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Secret Dressmaker as an audiobook?

The Secret Dressmaker runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is The Secret Dressmaker free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Secret Dressmaker?

The Secret Dressmaker is narrated by Shelley Atkinson.