The Dig: Cynan Jones

The Dig: Cynan Jones

by Cynan Jones (Author), Cynan Jones (Author)

Synopsis

Deep in rural Wales, a farmer is struggling through lambing season when he becomes aware that his land is being stalked by a badger-baiter who brings with him the stark threat of violence. Built of the interlocking fates of these two solitary men, this is a searing story of isolation and loss, from a writer of uncommon gifts.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Edition: 1
Publisher: Granta
Published: 06 Nov 2014

ISBN 10: 1847088805
ISBN 13: 9781847088802
Book Overview: From a rising star of British fiction, one of 2014's most widely acclaimed novels: an award-winning story of a grieving farmer who is battling to keep his life from falling apart

Author Bio
CYNAN JONES was born near Aberaeron, Wales in 1975. His previous novels are The Long Dry (winner of a Betty Trask Award in 2007), Everything I Found on the Beach, and the retelling of a Welsh myth Bird, Blood, Snow. In 2013, the chapter 'The Dig' from this novel was shortlisted for the Sunday Times/EFG Private Bank Short Story Award.