The Unexpected: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Unexpected runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gemma Whelan (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 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 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gemma Whelan
Gemma Whelan narrates 75 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 701 hours in all.
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- Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
- Don't Let Him In: The addictive #1 Sunday Times bestselling psychological thriller from the author of None of This is True
- The Sanatorium: The spine-tingling #1 Sunday Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
2,693 Contemporary Women 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 Unexpected is an audiobook by Ellen Wiles: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Gemma Whelan, released November 21, 2024, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gemma Whelan
- Released
- November 21, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama
- ISBN
- 9780008267872
How to listen to The Unexpected free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Unexpected as an audiobook?
The Unexpected runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Unexpected free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Unexpected?
The Unexpected is narrated by Gemma Whelan.
Is The Unexpected worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.