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In the sweltering summer of 1939, Britain teeters on the brink of war while life on a riverside farm in Suffolk is stirred by a different kind of excitement. Widowed farmer Mrs. Petty, whose intuition points to buried treasure beneath the strange mounds on her land, embarks on a dig that pulls together locals, outsiders, and professionals in a clash of personalities and passions. John Preston’s account captures the intense, three-month excavation that echoes the famous Sutton Hoo discovery, dramatizing rivalries, jealousies, and the explosive energy of a community divided between tradition and ambition.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: John Preston
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