The Great Stink by Clare Clark
[Clark] keeps the suspense high . . . [in this] captivating historical thriller.--People (4 stars)It is 1855, and engineer William May has returned home to London and his beloved wife from the horrors of the Crimean War. When he secures a job transforming the city s sewer system, he believes that he will be able to find salvation in the subterranean world beneath the city. But the peace of the tunnels is shattered by a murder, and William is implicated as the killer. Could he truly have committed the crime? How will he bring the truth above-ground?
In rich Dickensian detail, Clark creates the whole city teeming with life and decay, but she keeps the focus on a few fascinating characters in desperate straits . . . it's a rich work of history and a gripping exploration of the unmentionable currents that run beneath the surface of our lives--and it reeks of talent.--Washington Post Book World
Who knew that drainage could be so captivating? And, more to the point, that excrement could be so, well, lyrically malleable? The Great Stink is a trove of olfactory poetry . . . The Great Stink is a crackerjack historical novel that combines the creepy intrigue of Caleb Carr, the sensory overload of Peter Ackroyd and the academic curiosity of A.S. Byatt.--Los Angeles Times
CLARE CLARK was born in London in 1967. A Senior Scholar at Trinity College Cambridge, she graduated with a Double First in History. THE GREAT STINK, her first novel, won the Quality Paperback Book Club s New Voices Fiction Award. She is married with two children and lives in London.
CLARE CLARK is the author of four books, including The Great Stink, which was selected a Washington Post Best Novel of the Year and was long-listed for the Orange Award, and Savage Lands, which was also long-listed for the Orange Prize. Her work has been published in five different languages. She is based in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780151011612 |
| ISBN 10 | 0151011613 |
| Title | The Great Stink |
| Author | Clare Clark |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2005-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 356 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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