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The Life I Didn’t Plan by Charlotte Butterfield

The Life I Didn’t Plan: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Life I Didn’t Plan runs 11.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Amy Noble (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Life I Didn’t Plan at common listening paces
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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 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 76% 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 Life I Didn’t Plan is an audiobook by Charlotte Butterfield: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy Noble, released June 18, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.7 hrs
Narrated by
Amy Noble
Released
June 18, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780008769406

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Life I Didn’t Plan as an audiobook?

The Life I Didn’t Plan runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is The Life I Didn’t Plan free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Life I Didn’t Plan?

The Life I Didn’t Plan is narrated by Amy Noble.

Is The Life I Didn’t Plan worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.