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The Doula by Bridget Boland

The Doula: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Doula runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Madeleine Maby (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Doula at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Madeleine Maby

Madeleine Maby narrates 166 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,470 hours in all.

All Madeleine Maby audiobooks, measured

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 Doula is an audiobook by Bridget Boland: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Madeleine Maby, released September 4, 2012, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.5 hrs
Narrated by
Madeleine Maby
Released
September 4, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781442352889

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Doula as an audiobook?

The Doula runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is The Doula free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Doula?

The Doula is narrated by Madeleine Maby.

Is The Doula worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.