The Understudy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Understudy runs 7.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Molly Kidder (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.4 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
1,644 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 Understudy is an audiobook by Ellen Tovatt Leary: a 7.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Molly Kidder, released January 19, 2021, on the Contemporary Women shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Molly Kidder
- Released
- January 19, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women
- ISBN
- 9781665040105
How to listen to The Understudy free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Understudy as an audiobook?
The Understudy runs 7.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is The Understudy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Understudy?
The Understudy is narrated by Molly Kidder.