Stella Descending

"Exquisitely written. . . . As hallucinatory as August heat." -"The Washington Post "[Ullman]'s gift is for weaving the banal details of love, career and family with the mystic world of dreams and ghosts into one seamless fabric . . . The hypnotic allure of the story adds to the reader's eagerness to return to Stella and share the enigma of her final flight." -"The New York Times Book Review ""Weird and wonderful . . .Ullmann has effortlessly established a distinct literary voice." -"Elle ""Magical in its imagery . . . Extraordinary." -"The Boston Globe ""Surrealistic . . . in the original 1920s sense: as a work of art that blurs the borders between mundane reality and the reality of fantasies and dreams. . . Where Ullmann differs is in her humor . . . her snappy prose and cheeky attitude." -"Los Angeles Times Book Review ""Exquisite. . . . The atmosphere and taut pacing make this an icily swift read, one whose chill lingers longer than a Scandinavian winter." -"Entertainment Weekly
" "Ullmann has a knack for uncovering rich, off-beat details that lend this disturbing story a breath of black humor." -"The Miami Herald ""Quirky . . . compelling. . . . the lyrical introspections of Ullmann's characters make us feel that our failures don't really matter; what counts is that we keep on trying." -"St. Petersburg Times
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"Haunting, elegiac . . . deft and light enough to work, creating just the right atmosphere of foreboding and regret." --"Kirkus Reviews
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"Wonderfully strange . . . . Ullmann pairs her native Scandinavian starkness with playful prose . . . to peculiar, pleasing effect. . . . Once one enters Ullmann's hypnotic world, the reward is anemotionally rich and layered story about the elusiveness of truth." --"Publishers Weekly"