The Things We Wish Were True: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Things We Wish Were True runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Taylor Ann Krahn (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,491 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 Things We Wish Were True is an audiobook by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Taylor Ann Krahn, released September 1, 2016, on the Psychological and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Taylor Ann Krahn
- Released
- September 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781522635468
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Things We Wish Were True as an audiobook?
The Things We Wish Were True runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The Things We Wish Were True free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Things We Wish Were True?
The Things We Wish Were True is narrated by Taylor Ann Krahn.