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The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close

The Hopefuls: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hopefuls runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jorjeana Marie (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Hopefuls at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 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 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Hopefuls is an audiobook by Jennifer Close: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jorjeana Marie, released July 19, 2016, on the Contemporary Women and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.6 hrs
Narrated by
Jorjeana Marie
Released
July 19, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780735287266

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Hopefuls as an audiobook?

The Hopefuls runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is The Hopefuls free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Hopefuls?

The Hopefuls is narrated by Jorjeana Marie.

Is The Hopefuls worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.