{"product_id":"9780008737603","title":"Things We Found in the Ground : A Metal-Detecting Journey Through Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Bruce, Eleanor \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/04\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages, 20 b\/w,  illus, 20 col plates (8pp),\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008737603,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this guide-that’s-not-a-guide, metal detectorist cousins Ellie and Lucie explore their local landscape, getting to grips with the hobby, history and themselves along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with their first meeting in over 20 years at their grandfather’s home in Lincolnshire, the two cousins – Eleanor and Lucilla – quickly learn that each has a fascination with unearthing historic artifacts, which will set them off on their metal detecting journey …\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 themselves and who they are as people, and about the power of community, as they forge connections with local villagers, detectorists and history lovers along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56794992050549,"sku":"9780008737603","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008737603.jpg?v=1772099388","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780008737603","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}