The Dig: A Novel Based on True Events

by John Preston

Book Overview

THE BASIS FOR THE NETFLIX FILM STARRING CAREY MULLIGAN, RALPH FIENNES, AND LILY JAMES

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

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590517806
• ISBN13: 9781590517802
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Other Press (NY)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Was hoping for more.

There were things I did enjoy about the book, like the author’s writing style. But I was hoping for so much more detail into the archaeological digs, what was found, and what was going on around the characters. It would have been more interesting to learn more about what they were uncovering, what that meant, and why it was significant, especially with World War II going on. Everything felt sort of superficial and surface level.