{"product_id":"2940169548822","title":"The Dig","description":"\u003cp\u003eReimagining the Sutton Hoo dig, the greatest Anglo-Saxon archaeological discovery on British soil, John Preston brilliantly dramatizes three months of intense activity on a small estate when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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, a widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the strange mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As an archaeological dig proceeds against a background of mounting national anxiety, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary find, and the discovery leads to a host of jealousies and tensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElegantly crafted with great tenderness and a poignant attention to detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Dig\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a novel about archaeology. At its very core, this is a novel about the traces of life we all leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100445425904,"sku":"2940169548822","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169548822_p0.jpg?v=1769896551","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169548822","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}