{"product_id":"the-dig-9780241989630","title":"The Dig","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly realised account of the most famous archeological dig in British history, now a major motion picture starring Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Exquisitely original'' Ian MacEwan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An enthralling story of love and loss'' Robert Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 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 that this is no ordinary find...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A tale of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Very fine, engrossing, \u003cb\u003eexquisitely original'\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ian McEwan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An enthralling story of love and loss\u003c\/b\u003e, a real literary treasure. One of the most original novels of the year' -- Robert Harris\u003cbr\u003e'You don't need to be in archaeology - this is a tale of rivalry, loss and thwarted love. \u003cb\u003eIt's so absorbing that I read right through lunchtime one day, and it's not often I miss a meal'\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A rich vein of dry humour runs throughout'\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intriguing, tender and entertaining ... \u003cb\u003eeasily Preston's best'\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003edelicate, quietly affecting human drama'\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A moving novel that \u003cb\u003ecoheres wonderfully as it progresses'\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delicate evocation of a vanished era'\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWonderful, evocative. \u003cb\u003eFrom this simple tale of dirt, Preston has produced the finest gold. \u003c\/b\u003eHe keeps an iron grip on the reader's attention -- \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written...\u003cb\u003ethere is a true and wonderful ending to the story'\u003c\/b\u003e -- Bill Wyman * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e'Wistful and poignant. \u003cb\u003eA masterpiece in Chekhovian understatement'\u003c\/b\u003e * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e'Exciting, evocative and beautifully written. \u003cb\u003eA treasure in itself'\u003c\/b\u003e -- Griff Rhys Jones\u003cbr\u003e'Shimmers with longing and regret . . . Preston writes with economical grace . . . He has written a kind of universal chamber piece, small in detail, beautifully made and liable to linger on  in the heart and the mind. \u003cb\u003eIt is something utterly unfamiliar, and quite wonderful'\u003c\/b\u003e -- Michael Pye * The New York Times Book Review *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864286703959,"sku":"9780241989630","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241989630.jpg?v=1722271238","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dig-9780241989630","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}