{"product_id":"the-dig-isbn-9781640096042","title":"The Dig","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen Sarajevo-born siblings Antonia and Paul join a wealthy Midwestern family in the 1990s, a series of events with deadly consequences is set in motion. Now, with her career on the line and her brother missing, Antonia must race against the clock to confront long-buried family secrets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAntonia King has a complicated relationship with the past. She and her brother were found amid the rubble of a bombed-out apartment in Sarajevo and taken in by a family of contractors in Thebes, Minnesota. Eager to escape the constraints of her adopted town, Antonia embarks on a high-powered legal career. But it isn’t long before her brother’s mysterious disappearance pulls her back home. There, over the course of a single day, Antonia unearths decades of secrets and lies, leading to shocking revelations about her adoptive family—and the sinister truth behind her biological mother’s death—that will alter the course of her life and change her definition of family forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInformed by timely issues of immigration, capitalism, and justice, yet timeless in its themes of love, identity, and competing loyalties, \u003ci\u003eThe Dig\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired by the Greek tragedy Antigone, portrays a woman at odds with her history, forced to choose between her own ambitions and her loyalty to her beloved, idealistic brother.\"[An] inspired debut . . . The work’s strength lies in the ways Burt complicates her archetypal characters . . . An engaging family tragedy.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Dig\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting and chilling tale that mixes family drama and corporate intrigue (à la Succession) with thought-provoking insights about immigration, adoption, and the horrors of war. I couldn’t put it down.\" ––Angie Kim, Author of the Edgar Award winning \u003ci\u003eMiracle Creek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mesmerizing, twisty, and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eThe Dig\u003c\/i\u003e combines the propulsive pacing of a thriller with the intimacy of a family drama.\" —Christina Baker Kline, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Equal parts family drama and suspenseful thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Dig \u003c\/i\u003eis a mesmerizing exploration of family, secrets, and betrayal. Beautifully written and resonant, Anne Burt draws a complex portrait of one young woman and what she discovers about herself—and her orphaned past in war-torn Sarajevo—while she searches for her missing brother. A brilliant debut from a brilliant writer.” —S. Kirk Walsh, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Dig\u003c\/i\u003e is a smart, layered page turner whose propulsive plot takes on big contemporary issues about immigration and the fog of war. Toni King is a great character, a young women seeking a foothold in life and work but thrown off track by her own family. Anne Burt better write another novel soon!” —Alice Elliott Dark, author of \u003ci\u003eFellowship Point \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIn the Gloaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eANNE BURT\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of\u003ci\u003e My Father Married Your Mother: Dispatches from the Blended Family \u003c\/i\u003eand coeditor, with Christina Baker Kline, of \u003ci\u003eAbout Face: Women Write About What They See When They Look in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays and fiction have appeared in numerous publications and venues, including \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, and \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e; she is a past winner of Meridian’s Editors’ Prize in Fiction. Anne lives in New York City.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233654386917,"sku":"NP9781640096042","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781640096042_ccafe8db-3fb8-410c-934e-1a5b481f2cd8.jpg?v=1767739019","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-dig-isbn-9781640096042","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}