Clare Clark is the author of three highly acclaimed historical novels- The Great Stink, Savage Lands (both longlisted for the Orange Prize) and The Nature of Monsters. Born in 1967, she graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a double first in History, and now lives in London with her husband and two children.
A captivating fable of truth and memory * New York Times * A shining example of historical literary fiction... Nothing less than literary pyrotechnics...a dazzingly elegant novel steeped in the rich detail of the period -- Lucy Scholes * Independent * Clare Clark is one of those writers who can see into the past and help us feel its texture -- Hilary Mantel A stirring and seductive novel * The Economist * [A] beautifully crafted piece of Victoriana…a satisfying blend of period melodrama and psychological sharpness -- Adrian Turpin * Financial Times *