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The dig : a novel / Anne Burt.
"Antonia 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781640096042 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1640096043 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 262 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Counterpoint edition.
- Publisher: Berkeley : Counterpoint, 2023.
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| Subject: | Siblings > Fiction. Orphans > Fiction. Women lawyers > Fiction. Missing persons > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Psychological fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Mythological fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | BURT A (Text) | 33126025421144 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | BURT A (Text) | 33126025421151 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When her brother mysteriously disappears, Sarajevo-born lawyer Antonia King returns home to Thebes, Minnesota, where she unearths years of secrets and lies, leading to shocking revelations about her adoptive familyâand the truth behind her biological motherâs death, forever altering her life. - Baker & Taylor
"Antonia 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"-- - Random House, Inc.
When 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
Antonia 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 isnât long before her brotherâs 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 familyâand the sinister truth behind her biological motherâs deathâthat will alter the course of her life and change her definition of family forever.
Informed by timely issues of immigration, capitalism, and justice, yet timeless in its themes of love, identity, and competing loyalties, The Dig, 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.