The Dig by John Preston

About the book

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.

Reviewed by Abbotts Ann WI

Good, interesting read – names and places – content of story – true facts. Details formed into an intriguing story

Star rating: ****

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