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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

• A Curious Cartography reviewed in ParSec Magazine
  ParSec has the following to say about A CURIOUS CARTOGRAPHY:

  “There are stories set in the UK and across the globe; tales historical, tales contemporary; hauntings on dry land, hauntings at sea. There are narratives drawing on the strange energies of landscape, and others relying on the built environment for their power to unsettle.
  “And another journey can be traced from the hauntings, strange beasts, curious longings, dark designs and collisions of the magical and quotidian – the development of Littlewood’s technique over the decade in which the stories were originally published. The most recent stories are the most complex, nuanced and polished, but the earliest are witty, engaging and have considerable emotional heft.
  “Affecting, thought provoking and fun. A Curious Cartography is a fine showcase for the talents of Alison Littlewood.”

  Andy Hedgecock, ParSec Magazine