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Mama Ruby by Mary Monroe

Mama Ruby: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Mama Ruby series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mama Ruby audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Kevin R. Free (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
BIPOC Stories & Voicesstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Mama Ruby at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 4,913 BIPOC Stories & Voices audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Mama Ruby

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 36.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Upper Room9.6 hrs
2Mama Ruby12.6 hrs
3Lost Daughters14.3 hrs

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

Mama Ruby is book 2 of Mary Monroe's Mama Ruby series: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin R. Free, released June 10, 2011, on the Coming of Age and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
Kevin R. Free
Released
June 10, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Coming of Age, BIPOC Stories & Voices
Series
Mama Ruby #2
ISBN
9781461805007

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mama Ruby audiobook?

Mama Ruby runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is the Mama Ruby audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Mama Ruby?

Mama Ruby is narrated by Kevin R. Free.

Is Mama Ruby worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.