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Cover of If There Be Thorns by V.C. Andrews

If There Be Thorns: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Dollanganger series · see all 3 in reading order

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the If There Be Thorns audiobook runs 11.2 hours (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
3.6★13 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish If There Be Thorns 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

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 12,201 audiobooks we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it's shorter than 58% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 9% shorter than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 704 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners: a solid week of commutes at 11.2 hours.

About the book

Now a major Lifetime movie event—Book Three of the Dollanganger series that began with Flowers in the Attic —the novel of forbidden love that captured the world’s imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase. They hide the shocking truth to protect their children. But someone who knows their dark secret is watching. Christopher and Cathy have made a loving home for their handsome and talented teenager Jory, their imaginative nine-year-old Bart, and a sweet baby daughter. Then an elderly woman and her strange butler move in next door. The Old Woman in Black watches from her window, lures lonely Bart inside with cookies and ice cream, and asks him to call her “grandmother.” Slowly Bart transforms, each visit pushing him closer to the edge of madness and violence, while his anguished parents can only watch.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the If There Be Thorns audiobook?

If There Be Thorns runs 11.2 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is the If There Be Thorns audiobook free?

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

Is If There Be Thorns worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was If There Be Thorns first published?

If There Be Thorns by V.C. Andrews was first published in 1981.