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 *
Shimmers with longing and regret . . . Preston writes with economical grace . . . He has written a kind of universal chamber piece, small in detail, beautifully made and liable to linger on in the heart and the mind. It is something utterly unfamiliar, and quite wonderful. -- Michael Pye * The New York Times Book Review *
An enthralling story of love and loss, a real literary treasure. One of the most original novels of the year * Robert Harris *