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The Dig by John Preston

THE BASIS FOR THE NETFLIX FILM STARING CAREY MULIGAN, RALPH FIENES, AND LILY JAMES

A literary adventure that tells the story of a priceless buried treasure discovered in England on the eve of World War I

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, the widowed owner of the farm, has had her hunch confirmed that the mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig proceeds, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary find.

This fictional recreation of the famed Sutton Hoo dig follows three months of intense activity when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure. As the war looms ever closer, engraved gold peeks through the soil, and each character searches for answers in the buried treasure. Their threads of love, loss, and aspiration weave a common awareness of the past as something that can never truly be left behind.
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ISBN 13 9781590517802
ISBN 10 1590517806
Title The Dig
Author John Preston
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Other Press LLC
Year published 2016-04-19
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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