This Wasn't Meant to Happen: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the This Wasn't Meant to Happen audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Sarah Slimani (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 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 82% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sarah Slimani
Sarah Slimani narrates 23 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 273 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
3,106 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
This Wasn't Meant to Happen is an audiobook by Ali Harris: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Slimani, released October 2, 2025, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Slimani
- Released
- October 2, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama
- ISBN
- 9780008807610
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the This Wasn't Meant to Happen audiobook?
This Wasn't Meant to Happen runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the This Wasn't Meant to Happen audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates This Wasn't Meant to Happen?
This Wasn't Meant to Happen is narrated by Sarah Slimani.
Is This Wasn't Meant to Happen worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.