A 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. 'Exquisitely original' Ian
MacEwan 'An enthralling story of love and loss' Robert Harris 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 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... John 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. 'A tale of rivalry, loss and thwarted love so
absorbing that I read right through lunchtime one day, and it's not
often I miss a meal' Nigella Lawson 'A delicate evocation of a
vanished era' Sunday Times
General
Imprint: |
Penguin Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2021 |
Authors: |
John Preston
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
230 |
Edition: |
Media tie-in |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-241-98963-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
|
LSN: |
0-241-98963-9 |
Barcode: |
9780241989630 |
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