Excavations
A Novel
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- €7.49
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- €7.49
Publisher Description
**A NATIONAL BESTSELLER**
BEST SUMMER READS OF 2023: The New York Post • Oprah Book Club • Oprah Daily • USA Today • Good Housekeeping • Brit + Co • The Good Trade • Parade • Zibby Mag • O Quaterly
“Funny, smart and deeply delicious.” —Amy Poehler • “Witty and acerbic, Myers’ debut is humorous and sharply written, as if Aubrey Plaza’s April Ludgate from Parks and Recreation decided to write a sun-drenched novel about feminism, friendship, and archeology.” —Booklist
On a remote archeological site in Greece, the mythic home of the first Olympics, four women discover an unusual artifact. It’s a piece of history that definitely shouldn’t exist. And for the head archaeologist in charge, a relic himself, it means something’s gone horribly wrong.
Elise, Kara, Z and Patty all find themselves digging here together, but they couldn’t be farther apart. Kara’s a polished conservator calling off her wedding. Patty and her bowl cut are desperate for love. Millennial Z just got dumped and fired yet again. And Elise, their star excavator, is a lone wolf about to go rogue.
To figure out what they’re really digging for, and to topple the man who wants to hide their history, these dirt-crusted colleagues have to become what they’ve avoided for years—friends. If they put their own messes aside for one summer, they might just make the discovery of a lifetime.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In her stirring debut novel, Kate Myers invites us into the personal lives of four unique women on a gruelling archeological dig in Greece. The head of the excavation believes he’s found the ancient pre-Olympic stadium—where male strength, sweat, and testosterone transformed sports. But Elise, a tough, uncompromising digger, thinks they’ve discovered something else entirely, so she enlists her close friend Z, her nemesis Kara, and the quirky intern Patty to help her in her quest to set the history books straight. Myers uses her own experience as an archeology student to immerse us in the hot, dusty, and dazzling Grecian dig site, weaving in details about her characters’ lives and loves with skill and laugh-out-loud humour. If you’re looking for an exciting summery read with feminist flair, look no further than Excavations.
