The Darling: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darling runs 14.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mary Beth Hurt (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mary Beth Hurt
Mary Beth Hurt narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 36 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,315 Literary 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 Darling is an audiobook by Russell Banks: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Mary Beth Hurt, released December 21, 2004, on the Literary Fiction and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mary Beth Hurt
- Released
- December 21, 2004
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- ISBN
- 9780060824716
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darling as an audiobook?
The Darling runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is The Darling free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darling?
The Darling is narrated by Mary Beth Hurt.
Is The Darling worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.