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Feb 17, 2026 11:18am PT
‘Wuthering Heights’ Audiobook, Voiced by Aimee Lou Wood, Sees 440% Increase in Listens Following Trailer Drop
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Heights are indeed getting wuthered.
Not only did Emerald Fennell’s bold take on the classic novel collect an impressive $83 million at the global box office this past weekend, but the Spotify audiobook version of the Emily Brontë story has also seen a dramatic revival. According to Spotify, “Wuthering Heights” has seen a 440% increase in audiobook consumption since the film trailer dropped last September.
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According to data, this increase isn’t just repeat or nostalgia fans – first-time listeners to the audiobook increased by 260%. Their reports also indicate that Gen Z (ages 13-28) is particularly drawn to this classic, with this age group experiencing a 191% increase in streaming the audiobook.
Wuthering Heights: Penguin Classics
“The White Lotus” and “Sex Education” star Aimee Lou Wood voices the 2020 audiobook version, with an introduction by Pauline Nestor. The dark Gothic novel set in the Yorkshire moors traces the obsessive, destructive love between Heathcliff, an orphan adopted by the Earnshaw family, and Catherine Earnshaw, who loves him deeply but marries the wealthy Edgar Linton for social security. Devastated, Heathcliff disappears and later returns rich and vengeful, determined to punish both the Earnshaws and the Lintons, unleashing a cycle of cruelty that scars the next generation. Ultimately, while Heathcliff and Catherine’s passion ends in tragedy, the novel closes on a note of cautious hope as their children, Cathy Linton and Hareton Earnshaw, begin to heal the damage left behind.
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as the toxic lovers in the Warner Bros. remake of the romantic drama, in theaters now.
You can listen to the “Wuthering Heights” audiobook for free with Spotify Premium.
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