Dig, The

Dig, The
John Preston
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Paperback
Not defined - 240pg
3 Sep 2020 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780241989630
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In the long hot summer of 1939, Britain is preparing for war. But on a riverside farm in Suffolk there is excitement of another kind: Mrs Petty, the widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the strange mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig proceeds against a background of mounting national anxiety, it becomes clear though that this is no ordinary find...And pretty soon the discovery leads to all kinds of jealousies and tensions. John Preston's recreation of the Sutton Hoo dig - the greatest Anglo-Saxon discovery ever in Britain - brilliantly and comically dramatizes three months of intense activity when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure.
Very fine, engrossing, exquisitely original Ian McEwan An enthralling story of love and loss, a real literary treasure. One of the most original novels of the year Robert Harris You don't need to be in archaeology - this is a tale of rivalry, loss and thwarted love. It's so absorbing that I read right through lunchtime one day, and it's not often I miss a meal Nigella Lawson A rich vein of dry humour runs throughout Evening Standard Intriguing, tender and entertaining . easily Preston's best Independent A delicate, quietly affecting human drama Daily Mail A moving novel that coheres wonderully as it progresses Spectator A delicate evocation of a vanished era Sunday Times Wonderful, evocative. From this simple tale of dirt, Preston has produced the finest gold. He keeps an iron grip on the reader's attention Observer Beatutifully written...there is a true and wonderful ending to the story -- Bill Wyman Mail on Sunday Wistful and poignant. A masterpiece in Chekhovian understatement Times Literary Supplement Exciting, evocative and beautifully written. A treasure in itself Griff Rhys Jones
John Preston is the author of three highly acclaimed novels and a travel book. He writes for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, and lives in west London
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780241989630
Published: 3 Sep 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240

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