Land of marvels
Subtitle: novel
By: Barry Unsworth
Publisher: Hutchinson
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780091926175; 9780091926182
Subjects: Fiction; History
Description: 1914, and an English archaeologist called Somerville is fulfilling a lifelong dream: to direct an excavation in the desert of Mesopotamia. Yet forces beyond his control threaten his work. The Great War is looming, and various interest groups are vying for control over the land and its many prizes.