{"product_id":"the-great-stink-clare-clark-9780156030885","title":"The Great Stink","description":"Clare Clark's critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eThe Great Stink\u003c\/em\u003e \"reeks of talent\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e) 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 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith richly atmospheric prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Stink\u003c\/em\u003e combines fact and fiction to transport readers into London's putrid past, and marks the debut of a remarkably talented writer in the tradition of the very best historical novelists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clare Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0156030888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156030885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.36w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/12\/2006 pg. 60","brand":"Clare Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990095036671,"sku":"9780156030885","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43b7bcc1-175a-4740-8bc3-59093b5f7145.jpg?v=1683302960","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-stink-clare-clark-9780156030885","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}