Based on a True Story: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Based on a True Story audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Juliet Stevenson (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 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 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Juliet Stevenson
Juliet Stevenson narrates 150 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,206 hours in all.
- A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
- The Signature of All Things
- The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
- The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter
- Miss Benson's Beetle
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
3,142 Contemporary Women 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
Based on a True Story is an audiobook by Sarah Vaughan: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Juliet Stevenson, released June 9, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and Suspense shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Juliet Stevenson
- Released
- June 9, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Suspense
- ISBN
- 9780063457706
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Based on a True Story audiobook?
Based on a True Story runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the Based on a True Story audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Based on a True Story?
Based on a True Story is narrated by Juliet Stevenson.
Is Based on a True Story worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.