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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 mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig proceeds, it becomes clear though that this is no ordinary find.
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The Dig, John Preston
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- The Dig
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Preston
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0141016388
- ISBN13
- 9780141016382
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Adventure, World War II, British Literature, English Literature, Adapted for Film, Archaeology
- First published
- 2007
- Original title
- The Dig
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
- Description
- 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 mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig proceeds, it becomes clear though that this is no ordinary find.