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Hi, I’m Ali!

I love to write stories with a little bit of magic at their heart and often more than a little of the strange. My novels include A COLD SEASON, PATH OF NEEDLES, THE HIDDEN PEOPLE, THE CROW GARDEN and MISTLETOE.

“Hugely enjoyable – perfect reading for a dark winter’s night” – The Richard and Judy Book Club, of A Cold Season

I also write as A. J. Elwood

Latest title: THE OTHER LIVES OF MISS EMILY WHITE.

“A. J. Elwood has carved a solid reputation with her spooky and hauntingly beautiful historical fiction. This novel is no exception, and its brilliance surely cements her place as one of the finest British writers working today in any genre” – Tim Lebbon, author of The Silence

• MISTLETOE – a ghost story for the winter season
  “The perfect read for frosty nights” – HEAT Magazine
  
  Following the tragic deaths of her husband and son, Leah is looking for a new life. She rushes through the purchase of a run-down Yorkshire farmhouse, arriving just as snow shrouds her new home – but soon old ghosts are dragging her into the past.
  It might look like the loveliest Christmas card, but it’s clear that it’s not just the house that needs renovation: the land is in bad heart, too . . .
  
  MISTLETOE is available now at all good bookshops!
  
  Here’s the paperback pictured with a suitably icy tree sculpture at the ICE Hotel, Sweden.
  
  Another wintry read, my short story The Snow Child, is available to read free of charge at The Dark Magazine.