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The House of Hidden Mothers by Meera Syal

The House of Hidden Mothers: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The House of Hidden Mothers runs 14.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Meera Syal (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The House of Hidden Mothers at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,315 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 House of Hidden Mothers is an audiobook by Meera Syal: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Meera Syal, released June 14, 2016, on the Literary Fiction and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.3 hrs
Narrated by
Meera Syal
Released
June 14, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Drama
ISBN
9781515976646

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The House of Hidden Mothers as an audiobook?

The House of Hidden Mothers runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is The House of Hidden Mothers free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The House of Hidden Mothers?

The House of Hidden Mothers is narrated by Meera Syal.

Is The House of Hidden Mothers worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.