The Forgotten Midwife: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Forgotten Midwife runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Helen Laser and Maeve Smyth (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Helen Laser
Helen Laser narrates 182 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,595 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,589 Historical (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 Forgotten Midwife is an audiobook by Laura Anthony: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Helen Laser and Maeve Smyth, released May 12, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Helen Laser, Maeve Smyth
- Released
- May 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Contemporary Women, Drama
- ISBN
- 9781668101773
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Forgotten Midwife as an audiobook?
The Forgotten Midwife runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is The Forgotten Midwife free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Forgotten Midwife?
The Forgotten Midwife is narrated by Helen Laser and Maeve Smyth.
Is The Forgotten Midwife worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.