The Soldier's Return: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Woodicombe House series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Soldier's Return runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Penelope Freeman (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Woodicombe House
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 19.8 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 40.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Housekeeper's Daughter | 9.5 hrs |
| 2 | A Wife's War | 10.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Soldier's Return | 10.4 hrs |
| 4 | Ties That Bind | 10.4 hrs |
More narrated by Penelope Freeman
Penelope Freeman narrates 119 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,287 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
3,343 Drama 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 Soldier's Return is book 3 of Rosie Meddon's Woodicombe House series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Penelope Freeman, released May 31, 2016, on the Drama shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Penelope Freeman
- Released
- May 31, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama
- Series
- Woodicombe House #3
- ISBN
- 9781788890649
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Soldier's Return as an audiobook?
The Soldier's Return runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is The Soldier's Return free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Soldier's Return?
The Soldier's Return is narrated by Penelope Freeman.
Is The Soldier's Return worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.