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Before We Were Strangers by Brenda Novak

Before We Were Strangers: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Before We Were Strangers audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Ann Marie Gideon (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.6listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Before We Were Strangers at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

4,242 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

Before We Were Strangers is an audiobook by Brenda Novak: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ann Marie Gideon, released December 4, 2018, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.6 hrs
Narrated by
Ann Marie Gideon
Released
December 4, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9781488205019

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Before We Were Strangers audiobook?

Before We Were Strangers runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is the Before We Were Strangers audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Before We Were Strangers?

Before We Were Strangers is narrated by Ann Marie Gideon.

Is Before We Were Strangers worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.