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The First Wife by Erica Spindler

The First Wife: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Wife runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11 hours of listening.

Days to finish The First Wife at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

3,978 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 First Wife is an audiobook by Erica Spindler: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert, released February 10, 2015, on the Mystery and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11 hrs
Narrated by
Tavia Gilbert
Released
February 10, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Contemporary Women
ISBN
9781427243782

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The First Wife as an audiobook?

The First Wife runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is The First Wife free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The First Wife?

The First Wife is narrated by Tavia Gilbert.

Is The First Wife worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.