Solvej Balle's incredible story of a woman trapped in time continues in Book II of On the Calculation of Volume.
Book I introduces us to Tara Selter, an antiquarian bookseller who becomes trapped on November 18th. Every day she wakes up, it is once again November 18th. Book II picks up immediately where Book I left off, with Tara having discovered that one full year of repeating the same day doesn't magically stop after 365 days because she wants it to.
Tara decides to unfreeze time by traveling to places that feel seasonally appropriate for the date her clock should be set to, rather than another identical November day. The first book was an adventure in loneliness, and the second becomes a tale of coping with her self-image and sense of purpose, as life ceases to have much meaning for someone who is always living the day over.
Book II ends on a cliffhanger, and I am looking forward to moving on to Book III.
