May Ellis

May Ellis wrote contemporary women’s fiction, gritty 1960s dramas and YA fiction as Alison Knight. May is now writing saga fiction for Boldwood including her bestselling series based on the real-life stories of the Clark’s factory girls and her WW2 series, The Cider Girls.
She has travelled the world,, and now lives in Somerset, within sight of Glastonbury Tor, in a house built on the site of a former Clarks shoe factory. Her Somerset-based stories are inspired by her move to the area and her love of social history. Her standalone novel, Lily’s Choice is based upon real events in her family in London in the 1960s. This book is a finalist in the Page Turner’s True Story Award 2026.