A review by rmtbray
A Change of Time by Ida Jessen

4.0

A Change of Time is a beautiful novel, using diary form to trace the gradual reawakening of a woman whose marriage was a disappointment, to say the least. The jumps in time between entries and the narrator's own wandering thoughts, combined with her reticence to outright criticise her dead husband, means the reader very slowly pieces together the marital coldness and cruelty that gradually drained hope from the young teacher, and her growing discovery of her new freedom. It's a bit of a slow burn but definitely rewards sticking with it!

Thanks for netgallery and the (always wonderful) publisher Archipelago for the chance to read & honestly review this book.