The Book of the Unnamed Midwife: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Road to Nowhere series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of the Unnamed Midwife runs 9.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Angela Dawe (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Road to Nowhere
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 29.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of the Unnamed Midwife | 9.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Book of Etta | 11.1 hrs |
| 3 | The Book of Flora | 9 hrs |
More narrated by Angela Dawe
Angela Dawe narrates 462 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,211 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,072 Science 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
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife is book 1 of Meg Elison's Road to Nowhere series: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Angela Dawe, released October 11, 2016, on the Science Fiction and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Angela Dawe
- Released
- October 11, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- Series
- The Road to Nowhere #1
- ISBN
- 9781531830892
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of the Unnamed Midwife as an audiobook?
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.
Is The Book of the Unnamed Midwife free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book of the Unnamed Midwife?
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife is narrated by Angela Dawe.