The Great Stink

We That Are Left: A Novel

Author: Clare Clark

Clare Clark’s critically acclaimed “The Great Stink” “reeks of talent” (“The Washington Post Book World”) as it vividly brings to life the dark and mysterious underworld of Victorian London. Set in 1855, it tells the story of William May, an engineer who has returned home to London from the horrors of the Crimean War. When he secures a job trans-forming the city’s sewer sy….Read More

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