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Only a Mother Knows by Annie Groves

Only a Mother Knows: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Only a Mother Knows audiobook runs 11.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Sue Jenkins (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.9listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Only a Mother Knows at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,183 Historical (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

Only a Mother Knows is an audiobook by Annie Groves: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Sue Jenkins, released March 14, 2013, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.9 hrs
Narrated by
Sue Jenkins
Released
March 14, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Fiction), Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9780007515486

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Only a Mother Knows audiobook?

Only a Mother Knows runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is the Only a Mother Knows audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Only a Mother Knows?

Only a Mother Knows is narrated by Sue Jenkins.

Is Only a Mother Knows worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.