The Secret History of the Pink Carnation: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Pink Carnation series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kate Reading (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 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 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 5,422 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Pink Carnation
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 28.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Secret History of the Pink Carnation | 13.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Masque of the Black Tulip | 14.7 hrs |
More narrated by Kate Reading
Kate Reading narrates 198 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,677 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
886 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
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- The Invention of Wings
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is book 1 of Lauren Willig's Pink Carnation series: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Reading, released October 10, 2004, on the Espionage and Rom-Com shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Reading
- Released
- October 10, 2004
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Espionage, Rom-Com, Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Pink Carnation #1
- ISBN
- 9780786553280
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Secret History of the Pink Carnation as an audiobook?
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is The Secret History of the Pink Carnation free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Secret History of the Pink Carnation?
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is narrated by Kate Reading.
Is The Secret History of the Pink Carnation worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.