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Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them by Gina Kolata

Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them audiobook runs 8.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Andrea Gallo (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Medicine & Naturopathystore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them at common listening paces
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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 10,901 Medicine & Naturopathy 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

Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them is an audiobook by Gina Kolata: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Andrea Gallo, released March 21, 2017, on the Medicine & Naturopathy and Disorders & Diseases shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
Andrea Gallo
Released
March 21, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Medicine & Naturopathy, Disorders & Diseases
ISBN
9781501946585

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them audiobook?

Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

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Who narrates Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them?

Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them is narrated by Andrea Gallo.