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The Group by Mary McCarthy

The Group: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Group runs 15.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Diana Gardiner (about 10.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Group at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day31 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 15.2 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,025 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 Group is an audiobook by Mary McCarthy: a 15.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Diana Gardiner, released May 5, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.2 hrs
Narrated by
Diana Gardiner
Released
May 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9798337208176

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Group as an audiobook?

The Group runs 15.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.1 hours.

Is The Group free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Group?

The Group is narrated by Diana Gardiner.

Is The Group worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.1 hours, saving 5.1 hours.