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John Preston

Biography

John Preston

John Preston is the arts editor and television critic of the Sunday Telegraph. He is the author of three highly acclaimed novels, including KINGS OF THE ROUNDHOUSE (2005), and a travel book, TOUCHING THE MOON. He lives in London.

John Preston

Books by John Preston

by John Preston - Fiction, Historical Fiction

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 owner of the farm, has had her hunch confirmed that the mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig proceeds, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary find. This fictional recreation of the famed Sutton Hoo dig follows three months of intense activity when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure.