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Alison Littlewood's debut novel, A Cold Season, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, where it was described as 'perfect reading for a dark winter's night.' Among her recent novels are the highly acclaimed historical chillers The Hidden People and The Crow Garden and the ghost stories The Unquiet House and Mistletoe, all published by Jo Fletcher Books. Alison's novels and short stories have won the Shirley Jackson Award and been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award, and have appeared in numerous 'Best of the Year' anthologies. Alison lives with her partner Fergus in Yorkshire, England, in a house of creaking doors and crooked walls. You can talk to her on twitter @Ali__L, see her on Facebook and visit her at www.alisonlittlewood.co.uk.This <b>chilling slice of ghostly Gothic fiction</b> is <b>the perfect read for the upcoming frosty nights</b>
Heat
<b>Her best yet</b> . . .<b> a creepy, page-turning triumph</b> enlivened with excellent folkloric details, beautiful descriptions of winter landscapes and sensitive characterisation
Guardian
[A]<b> super spooky </b>blend of murder mystery and <b>old fashioned wintry ghost story</b>
Sunday People
A b<b>eautifully told</b> winter ghost story . . . <i>Mistletoe</i><i> </i>is <b>a perfect modern Christmas ghost story </b>that never loses sight of the traditions of the season
Blue Velvet Books
<b>A perfect spooky book</b> to snuggle up with on a frosty night
Book Riot
Well written and <b>absolutely brilliant</b>
Stressed Rach
A classic ghostly tale, <b>perfect for a winter's night read</b>
The Rock'N'Roll Oatcake
Its <b>delightful </b>brand of spookiness ensures that, like Dickens' seasonal novels, it <b>can be enjoyed all the year round</b>
To the End of the Word
A <b>wonderful </b>tale of loss, grief, selfishness and life and <b>I would definitely recommend</b> adding this to your winter TBR pile!
KBook Reviews
A 19th century Christmas nightmare in this time-slippy tale of loss, lust, grief . . .
Daily Mail
<b>A terrific ghost story </b>and one that would make for<b> ideal reading </b>on those cold, dark and lonesome winter nights
The Tattooed Book Geek
A <b>beautifully told </b>winter ghost story
Blue Velvet Books
<b>A spooky read</b> and I was hooked, I honestly couldn't put it down it was so <b>captivating</b>
Stress Rach
A <b>bewitching </b>book . . . It's a<b> beautifully written</b>, tender and <b>deeply atmospheric</b> and chilly ghost story and timeslip novel. Mysterious and sad, disturbing and enchanting - it's <b>the perfect read for these longer nights</b>
For Winter Nights
<i>Mistletoe </i>is <b>an excellent continuation of the Christmas ghost story tradition</b> upheld by the likes of Dickens and M.R. James, with some genuinely unnerving moments . . . <b><i>Mistletoe</i> is horror as it should be, a classic ghost story for our modern times</b>
Starburst
You'll be feeling pretty darn cold in every sense at the end of this creepy number
Sunday Sport
The snowy landscape of contemporary Yorkshire adds an extra chill to Alison Littlewood's spooky ghost story
Sunday Express S magazine
<b>Super spooky </b>blend of murder mystery and <b>old-fashioned wintry ghost story</b>
Mirror and The People
<b>****</b>
Sunday Sport
A <b>haunting </b>tale of love, loss and betrayal. <b>Highly recommended. 9/10</b>
Sci Fi Bulletin
An <b>excellent </b>piece of story-telling . . . A <b>good </b>read
Birmingham SF Group
A <b>most unnerving </b>read!
Storgy
<b>A great seasonal treat</b>
SciFiNow on The Crow Garden
Alison Littlewood's <b>enjoyable </b>excursion into the genre
Sunday Times on The Crow Garden
<b>A superior ghost story</b>
The Crack