Unquiet is a wonderfully absorbing and moving family story told with a directness, naturalness, and grace that can only result from Linn Ullmann's close attention to the eloquent details of day-to-day life, her honest embrace of herself and the people close to her, and a keen sensitivity to language and the high demands of good writing. -- Lydia Davis, author of The End of the Story I've long admired Linn Ullmann's fiction, and Unquiet is her masterpiece. Based on her upbringing as the child of two great artists, it is the portrait of complex loves; of a youth divided and inspired by diametrically opposed creative influences; and of the ravages of age. Calm yet fierce, exquisitely rendered, this novel imprints itself indelibly--as if you, too, had been there. -- Claire Messud, author of The Burning Girl Ullmann moves deftly between narrative selves over time--from the little girl's raw bewilderments to the adult's reflective meditations. Unquiet is a beautiful book about the emotion and the art of memory. -- Siri Hustvedt, author of The Blazing World With singular imagination and generosity, Linn Ullmann breaks new ground in the art of memory, transporting us into the sources of magic in her life with her enchanting parents. -- Honor Moore, author of The Bishop's Daughter.