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Motherhood by Sheila Heti

Motherhood: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Motherhood audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Sheila Heti (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Motherhood at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
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 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

980 Literary Fiction 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

Motherhood is an audiobook by Sheila Heti: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Sheila Heti, released May 1, 2018, on the Literary Fiction and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.5 hrs
Narrated by
Sheila Heti
Released
May 1, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women
ISBN
9781427298027

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Motherhood audiobook?

Motherhood runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.

Is the Motherhood audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Motherhood?

Motherhood is narrated by Sheila Heti.