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The Idea of Him by Holly Peterson

The Idea of Him: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Idea of Him runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laurence Bouvard (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

4,361 Contemporary Women 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 Idea of Him is an audiobook by Holly Peterson: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Laurence Bouvard, released September 25, 2014, on the Contemporary Women shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Laurence Bouvard
Released
September 25, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women
ISBN
9780007595693

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Idea of Him as an audiobook?

The Idea of Him runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is The Idea of Him free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Idea of Him?

The Idea of Him is narrated by Laurence Bouvard.