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First, Best and Only by Barbara Delinsky

First, Best and Only: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the First, Best and Only audiobook runs 6.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Coleen Marlo (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.2listening hrs
Modernstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish First, Best and Only at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.2 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Modern shelf

2,262 Modern 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

First, Best and Only is an audiobook by Barbara Delinsky: a 6.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Coleen Marlo, released March 1, 2012, on the Modern and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.2 hrs
Narrated by
Coleen Marlo
Released
March 1, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Modern, Contemporary Women
ISBN
9781666591507

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the First, Best and Only audiobook?

First, Best and Only runs 6.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.

Is the First, Best and Only audiobook free?

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

Who narrates First, Best and Only?

First, Best and Only is narrated by Coleen Marlo.