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Julia Child: A Life by Laura Shapiro

Julia Child: A Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Julia Child: A Life audiobook runs 5.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Julia Prud'homme (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 10,266 Memoirs 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

Julia Child: A Life is an audiobook by Laura Shapiro: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Julia Prud'homme, released May 1, 2015, on the Memoirs shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.8 hrs
Narrated by
Julia Prud'homme
Released
May 1, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs
ISBN
9781593164959

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Julia Child: A Life audiobook?

Julia Child: A Life runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is the Julia Child: A Life audiobook free?

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Who narrates Julia Child: A Life?

Julia Child: A Life is narrated by Julia Prud'homme.