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I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder

I Want You to Be Happy: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the I Want You to Be Happy audiobook runs 7 hours unabridged, narrated by Gemma Lawrence and Christopher Bonwell (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7 hours of listening.

Days to finish I Want You to Be Happy at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 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 7 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

I Want You to Be Happy is an audiobook by Jem Calder: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Gemma Lawrence and Christopher Bonwell, released October 12, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7 hrs
Narrated by
Gemma Lawrence, Christopher Bonwell
Released
October 12, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Coming of Age
ISBN
9798349171789

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the I Want You to Be Happy audiobook?

I Want You to Be Happy runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.

Is the I Want You to Be Happy audiobook free?

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

Who narrates I Want You to Be Happy?

I Want You to Be Happy is narrated by Gemma Lawrence and Christopher Bonwell.