The Dig

Very fine, engrossing, exquisitely original Ian McEwan An enthralling story of love and loss, a real literary treasure. One of the most original novels of the year Robert Harris You don’t need to be in archaeology - this is a tale of rivalry, loss and thwarted love. It’s so absorbing that I read right through lunchtime one day, and it’s not often I miss a meal Nigella Lawson A rich vein of dry humour runs throughout Evening Standard Intriguing, tender and entertaining . easily Preston’s best Independent A delicate, quietly affecting human drama Daily Mail A moving novel that coheres wonderully as it progresses Spectator A delicate evocation of a vanished era Sunday Times Wonderful, evocative. From this simple tale of dirt, Preston has produced the finest gold. He keeps an iron grip on the reader’s attention Observer Beatutifully written…there is a true and wonderful ending to the story – Bill Wyman Mail on Sunday Wistful and poignant. A masterpiece in Chekhovian understatement Times Literary Supplement Exciting, evocative and beautifully written. A treasure in itself Griff Rhys Jones

John Preston is a former Arts Editor of the Evening Standard and the Sunday Telegraph. For ten years he was the Sunday Telegraph’s television critic and one of its chief feature writers. His novel, The Dig, based on the 1939 archaeological excavation at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, has been filmed starring Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James. His first nonfiction book, A Very English Scandal, was published to great acclaim in 2016 and turned into BAFTA-winning BBC drama series. His latest book, Fall, tells the story of the rise and fall of the politician and business magnate Robert Maxwell.

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