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My New American Life by Francine Prose

My New American Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the My New American Life audiobook runs 8.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Ellen Archer (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish My New American Life at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
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 is shorter than 73% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Ellen Archer

Ellen Archer narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,245 hours in all.

All Ellen Archer audiobooks, measured

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

My New American Life is an audiobook by Francine Prose: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Ellen Archer, released April 26, 2011, on the Historical (Fiction) and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
Ellen Archer
Released
April 26, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Contemporary Women
ISBN
9780062072863

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the My New American Life audiobook?

My New American Life runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is the My New American Life audiobook free?

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

Who narrates My New American Life?

My New American Life is narrated by Ellen Archer.