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What Once Was True by Jean Grainger

What Once Was True: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the What Once Was True audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Caroline Lennon (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish What Once Was True at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.

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

What Once Was True is an audiobook by Jean Grainger: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Caroline Lennon, released June 25, 2019, on the Historical (Romance) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Caroline Lennon
Released
June 25, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance), Westerns & War, Drama
ISBN
9781666573053

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the What Once Was True audiobook?

What Once Was True runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is the What Once Was True audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates What Once Was True?

What Once Was True is narrated by Caroline Lennon.

Is What Once Was True worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.