The When We Were Young: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The When We Were Young runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mary Woodvine (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mary Woodvine
Mary Woodvine narrates 19 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 161 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
3,186 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 When We Were Young is an audiobook by Elaine Hastings: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Mary Woodvine, released July 17, 2025, on the Historical (Romance) and Coming of Age shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mary Woodvine
- Released
- July 17, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Coming of Age, Drama
- ISBN
- 9780008763343
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The When We Were Young as an audiobook?
The When We Were Young runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The When We Were Young free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The When We Were Young?
The When We Were Young is narrated by Mary Woodvine.
Is The When We Were Young worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.