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A Cold Season

A Cold Season

by Alison Littlewood (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

    $3.34
Synopsis

Cass is building a new life for herself and her young son Ben after the death of her soldier husband Pete, returning to the village where she lived as a child. But their idyllic new home is not what she expected: the other flats are all empty, there's strange graffiti on the walls, and the villagers are a bit odd. And when an unexpectedly heavy snowstorm maroons the village, things get even harder. Ben is changing, he's surly and aggressive and Cass's only confidant is the smooth, charming Theodore Remick, the stand-in headmaster. Not everyone approves of Cass's growing closeness to Mr Remick, and it soon becomes obvious he's not all he appears to be either. If she is to protect her beloved son, Cass is going to have to fight back. Cass realises this is not the first time her family have been targeted by Theodore Remick. But this time, the stakes are immeasurably higher...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
Published: 05 Jan 2012
ISBN 10: 1780871368
ISBN 13: 9781780871363

Media Reviews
hugely enjoyable, perfect reading for a dark winter's night * Richard Madeley *
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 *
This is a very spooky story . . . Disturbing * Daily Express *
A Cold Season has taken the horror world by storm and shows no signs of slowing down * This Is Horror *
A dark and disturbing tale from a bold new voice in horror writing -- Mark Frauenfelder * BoingBoing *
A scary read that will chill you to the bone * Crimesquad *
When it comes to debut novels, Littlewood offers forth a masterpiece that stakes immediately claim as one of 2013's finest * Horror Novel Reviews *
Littlewood's first novel is an assured and finely-crafted piece of work, probably the best horror debut since Joe Hill's 2007 novel, Heart-Shaped Box * Reader Dad *
an intelligent, sensitive book. Its chills are delivered with precision certainly, but in subtle yet equally terrifying manner it's the parts that aren't scary which speak as loudly as the parts that freak you out * Spooky Reads *
Littlewood . . . is the real deal, a writer with a unique vision and the talent to make us see the world anew through her eyes * TTA Press *
Alison Littlewood uses old flavors with a fresh and personal approach to brew a story both sensible and terrifying at the same time * Dark Wolf *
A thick layer of snow hides the sins of a creepy rural village in Alison Littlewood's chilly debut novel ... an itchy tension-cranker of parental paranoia * SFX *
The novel builds a real sense of foreboding and dread, which creates a chilling reading experience for fans of demonic and religious horror * Library Journal *
A terrifically chilling tale. A sterling debut which bodes unspeakably well for its author and beyond * The Speculative Scotsman *
Author Bio

Alison Littlewood is the author of A Cold Season, published by Jo Fletcher Books. The novel was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, where it was described as perfect reading for a dark winter's night. Her most recent novel, The Hidden People, has recently been published to critical acclaim.

Alison's short stories have been picked for Best British Horror 2015, The Best Horror of the Year and The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror anthologies, as well as The Best British Fantasy 2013 and The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 10. She also won the 2014 Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction with her story The Dog's Home, published in The Spectral Book of Horror Stories.

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.