{"product_id":"9780241989630","title":"The Dig","description":"Author: Preston, John\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241989630\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Jan 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185256378526,"sku":"UBD-9780241989630","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241989630.jpg?v=1787486695","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241989630","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}