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The Importance of Being Delia by Meredith Jaffe

The Importance of Being Delia: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Importance of Being Delia runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Melanie Madrigali (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Importance of Being Delia at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 11,102 Drama 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 Importance of Being Delia is an audiobook by Meredith Jaffe: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Melanie Madrigali, released June 30, 2026, on the Drama and Cozy Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
Melanie Madrigali
Released
June 30, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Cozy Mystery
ISBN
9781038104946

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Importance of Being Delia as an audiobook?

The Importance of Being Delia runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is The Importance of Being Delia free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Importance of Being Delia?

The Importance of Being Delia is narrated by Melanie Madrigali.

Is The Importance of Being Delia worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.