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Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain by Sue Gerhardt

Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain audiobook runs 10.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Phyllida Nash (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Mental Health & Psychologystore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain at common listening paces
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30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 8,456 Mental Health & Psychology 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

Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain is an audiobook by Sue Gerhardt: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Phyllida Nash, released October 5, 2026, on the Mental Health & Psychology shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Phyllida Nash
Released
October 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mental Health & Psychology
ISBN
9798318535109

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain audiobook?

Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is the Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain?

Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain is narrated by Phyllida Nash.

Is Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.