Audiobooks Like The Mothers

10 audiobooks for fans of The Mothers

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   The Other Side

   by Kim Holden

   Narrated by Michael Crouch, Natasha Soudek, Bahni Turpin, Kirby Heyborne, Adenrele Ojo, Graydon Long, Erin Spencer, Vikas Adam, Kim Holden

   ★ 4.12 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.79 Audible (96)

   11h 2m listening time • Released 2020

   A cast of nine narrators brings genuine depth to Toby's fragmented world, each voice anchoring a different layer of his reality until the full picture hits you like a gut punch.

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   Just Too Good to Be True

   by E. Lynn Harris

   Narrated by Adenrele Ojo, Bahni Turpin, Mirron Willis

   ★ 4.00 ABR Score (3.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.22 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (176)

   9h 51m listening time • Released 2008

   Three narrators bring real chemistry to Harris's tangle of ambition, desire, and deception—the audiobook format lets you hear the lies and motivations shift between characters in real time.

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   The Hate U Give

   The Hate U Give • Book 1

   by Angie Thomas

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.78 Audible (45.9K)

   11h 50m listening time • Released 2017

   Bahni Turpin's narration gives each character a distinct, lived-in voice that makes Starr's internal conflict feel devastatingly real. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand why this book became a cultural phenomenon.

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   The Correspondent

   by Virginia Evans

   Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Various

   ★ 4.81 ABR Score (383.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.53 Goodreads (364.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (18.3K)

   8h 36m listening time • Released 2025

   A sprawling ensemble cast brings luminous depth to this meditation on lifelong correspondence—each narrator inhabits their character so fully you'll forget you're listening to a performance, not overhearing actual lives unfolding.

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   The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

   by Robert Dugoni

   Narrated by Robert Dugoni

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (253.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (22.7K)

   11h 41m listening time • Released 2018

   Robert Dugoni narrating his own coming-of-age story brings an intimacy that transforms a tale of isolation into something deeply moving. His performance captures both the wounded kid and the reflective adult looking back, making this feel less like memoir and more like a friend finally trusting you with his truth.

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   Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick

   by Taylor Jenkins Reid

   Narrated by Kristen DiMercurio, Julia Whelan, Taylor Jenkins Reid

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (778.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (758.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (19.8K)

   9h 52m listening time • Released 2025

   Multiple narrators embody the fierce ambition and competing loyalties of women breaking into NASA, making this feel like you're in the room with them rather than just hearing their story.

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   The Road to Tender Hearts

   by Annie Hartnett

   Narrated by Mark Bramhall

   ★ 4.56 ABR Score (64.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (61.9K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.2K)

   11h 48m listening time • Released 2025

   Mark Bramhall's warm, weathered voice is perfect for PJ's cross-country redemption quest—you'll believe every heartbreak and laugh alongside this unlikely found family on wheels.

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   When Crickets Cry

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Charles Martin, Adam Verner

   ★ 4.45 ABR Score (74.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (72.3K) ★ 4.61 Audible (2.3K)

   11h 15m listening time • Released 2019

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   Chasing Fireflies

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Adam Verner

   ★ 4.43 ABR Score (45.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (44.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (1.7K)

   10h 25m listening time • Released 2020

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    Stay

    by Catherine Ryan Hyde

    Narrated by Nick Podehl

    ★ 4.41 ABR Score (34.9K ratings)

    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (31.3K) ★ 4.55 Audible (3.6K)

    8h 12m listening time • Released 2019

    Nick Podehl captures the quiet intimacy of two broken people finding each other—his performance makes the 1969 setting feel lived-in and achingly real, turning a story about connection into something you won't forget.

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