The Young Widow: Audiobook
Book 6 of the Ambition & Destiny series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Young Widow runs 4.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lucy Brownhill (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 4.7 hours, it is shorter than 92% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Ambition & Destiny
This is book 6. Books 1 to 5 run 48.6 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 53.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hooks & Eyes | 9.8 hrs |
| 2 | Less Than Equals | 8.2 hrs |
| 3 | When Time Runs Out | 9.3 hrs |
| 4 | Only One Winner | 10 hrs |
| 5 | Different World | 11.3 hrs |
| 6 | The Young Widow | 4.7 hrs |
More narrated by Lucy Brownhill
Lucy Brownhill narrates 48 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 424 hours in all.
- All The Lies: A gripping psychological thriller full of twists
- The Witchfinder's Sister: A haunting historical thriller perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Dutch House
- The Light Over London
- You'll Never See Me Again: The page-turning historical crime novel from the bestselling author
- Stolen: A woman washes up on a beach, barely alive. Who is she?
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
298 Historical (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 Young Widow is book 6 of VL McBeath's Ambition & Destiny series: a 4.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Lucy Brownhill, released July 20, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lucy Brownhill
- Released
- July 20, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Drama
- Series
- Ambition & Destiny #6
- ISBN
- 9798331933548
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Young Widow as an audiobook?
The Young Widow runs 4.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.
Is The Young Widow free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Young Widow?
The Young Widow is narrated by Lucy Brownhill.