Clare Clark is the author of three highly acclaimed historical novels: The Great Stink, Savage Lands (both longlisted for the Orange Prize), The Nature of Monsters and Beautiful Lies. 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.

"Vigorous and intense, energetic and absorbing" -- Hilary Mantel "The book is vivid with historical details, the characters intense with drama and feeling... A story to lose yourself in, an intense and satisfying read" -- Sarah Vine The Times "Richly and densely textured, serious, intelligent, passionately written, and with more than a hint of gothic, the story pushes the reader to examine its central point: who are the savages?" -- Elizabeth Buchan Sunday Times "Well told, and well paced, with an easy narrative flow. The story offers strong personalities and a complicated, interesting plot...I felt secure in the accuracy of her picture of the time and place... Clare Clark's story and her history ring absolutely and very sadly true" -- Ursula K Le Guin Guardian "Intricately plotted and thick with intrigue, Savage Lands gives us an insight into an overlooked era" -- Stephanie Bishop Times Literary Supplement