The Dig
Omtale
Reimagining the Sutton Hoo dig, the greatest Anglo-Saxon archaeological discovery on British soil, John Preston brilliantly dramatizes three months of intense activity on a small estate when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure.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. Pretty, a widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the strange mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As an archaeological dig proceeds against a background of mounting national anxiety, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary find, and the discovery leads to a host of jealousies and tensions.Elegantly crafted with great tenderness and a poignant attention to detail, The Dig is more than a novel about archaeology. At its very core, this is a novel about the traces of life we all leave behind.
Produktinformasjon
- ISBN/Varenr: 9781504689960
- Utgivelsesdato: 05.04.2016
- Utgivelsesår: 2016
- Forlag: Blackstone Pub
- Innbinding: CD
- Språk: Engelsk
- Personer: Preston, John, Hardingham, Fiona, Perkins, Derek, Reading, Kate, Vance, Simon
- Litteraturtype: Skjønnlitteratur
- Emne: Fiction / Historical
- Målgruppe: Voksne
- Aldersgrense: 0
- Opplag: 0
- Utgave: 0
- Illustrert: Nei
- Sider: 0
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