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Payback by Mary Gordon

Payback: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Payback audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Cynthia Darlow (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Payback at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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

Payback is an audiobook by Mary Gordon: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Cynthia Darlow, released September 1, 2020, on the Contemporary Women and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.5 hrs
Narrated by
Cynthia Darlow
Released
September 1, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780593292853

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Payback audiobook?

Payback runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is the Payback audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Payback?

Payback is narrated by Cynthia Darlow.

Is Payback worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.