Linn Ullmann is one of the most prominent voices in recent Scandinavian literature. She has previously published five critically acclaimed, award-winning novels novels. Her novel The Cold Song (2011), received rave reviews and appeared on several prestigious Best of the Year lists both in Norway and internationally, including The New York Times Book Review and Kirkus Reviews, and was one of James Woods’ Favorite Books of 2014 in The New Yorker's Page-Turner Blog. In the autumn of 2015, Linn Ullmann's sixth novel Unquiet was published to outstanding reviews.