COLD SEASON, A by Alison Littlewood

Alison Littlewood . Unknown Year . English

How far would you go to save your child? A nail-biting thriller, 'perfect reading for a dark winter's night' (Richard and Judy). Cass's husband is missing, presumed dead in Afghanistan. Floored by grief, Cass is left alone to take care of her son, Ben, who has been traumatised by his father's death. 'This is a very spooky story . . . Disturbing' Daily Express So when a renovated mill becomes available in the remote Lancashire village of Darnshaw, Cass decides it will be the perfect place for her family to heal. 'A very spooky story. You'll love it if you are into tales of the occult, or a fan of film classic The Wicker Man' JUDY FINNIGAN, Richard & Judy Book Club But it quickly becomes clear that outsiders are not welcome in the village, and Ben is displaying a hostility Cass can't understand. As darker events unfold, Cass starts to question her son's sanity. Then a blizzard blows in and Darnshaw is marooned in a sea of snow. Threatened on all sides, Cass finds herself pitted against forces she can barely comprehend. A broken family. A dark secret. The cold season has begun . . .

Categories: Thriller & Suspense

About the Author

Alison Littlewood was raised in Penistone, South Yorkshire, and went on to attend the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (now Northumbria University). Originally she planned to study graphic design, but "missed the words too much" and switched to a joint English and History degree. She followed a career in marketing before developing her love of writing fiction. She now lives in a house of creaking doors and crooked walls in South Yorkshire, with her partner Fergus. She loves exploring the hills and dales with her two hugely enthusiastic Dalmatians and has a penchant for books on folklore and weird history, Earl Grey tea and semicolons. Alison’s short stories have been picked for several Best Of anthologies and gathered together in her collections Quieter Paths, Five Feathered Tales and The Flowering. She has won the Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction. She also writes as A. J. Elwood. Her website is at www.alisonlittlewood.co.uk.

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