The Bad Mother: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bad Mother runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Polly Maberly (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Polly Maberly
Polly Maberly narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 38 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
4,371 Contemporary Women 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
The Bad Mother is an audiobook by C.J. Parsons: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Polly Maberly, released August 27, 2026, on the Psychological and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Polly Maberly
- Released
- August 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Contemporary Women
- ISBN
- 9780008613983
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bad Mother as an audiobook?
The Bad Mother runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is The Bad Mother free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bad Mother?
The Bad Mother is narrated by Polly Maberly.
Is The Bad Mother worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours.