The History of a Difficult Child: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History of a Difficult Child runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Waceke Wambaa (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 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 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Waceke Wambaa
Waceke Wambaa narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 69 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,559 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 History of a Difficult Child is an audiobook by Mihret Sibhat: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Waceke Wambaa, released February 1, 2024, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Waceke Wambaa
- Released
- February 1, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781529926057
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The History of a Difficult Child as an audiobook?
The History of a Difficult Child runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.
Is The History of a Difficult Child free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The History of a Difficult Child?
The History of a Difficult Child is narrated by Waceke Wambaa.
Is The History of a Difficult Child worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.