Two women, one metal detector, and a landscape full of secrets—an adventure-filled memoir of history, healing, and the hidden treasures buried beneath our feet.
In this adventure memoir that takes readers across the fields and moors of Great Britain, metal detectorist cousins Ellie and Lucie explore their landscape, getting to grips with their newfound hobby, history, and themselves.
Over many weeks and months spent digging countless holes, the pair make startling discoveries: about the objects they find and what they tell us about our ancestors, about each other and who they are as people, and about the power of community, as they forge connections with fellow villagers, detectorists and history lovers along the way.
With a plethora of finds—Bronze Age battle-axe heads, medieval plague crosses, WWII children’s lead toys, and many more—this charming tale of (self-)discovery will capture the hearts and minds of those seeking escapism through the buried history that we walk over every day.
