Excavations, Kate Myers
Excavations, Kate Myers
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Excavations
A Novel

Author: Kate Myers

Narrator: Joy Nash

Unabridged: 9 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/04/2023

Synopsis

**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.” —BooklistOn 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.

About Kate Myers

Kate Myers is the author of the national bestseller Excavations. Her writing has appeared in Elle, and Self magazines, as well as on BuzzFeed. She studied archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania and has lived in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, where she's worked for CBS and for CollegeHumor. She now resides in Annapolis, Maryland, with her husband, daughters, and dog.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Zoë on January 07, 2024

damn it … am I really going to be inspired by one book to go back into academics to get my PhD because I miss the feeling of dirt covering my body and not being able to feel my shoulders by the end of the day ? goddamn it......more

Goodreads review by Anna on April 01, 2025

3.5 Wanted to love this so badly but ended up liking it. Fave quote: “Thank you,” he said, then slipped his fingers away. “Better late than never.” And that’s exactly the point, isn’t it? To correct the record, that’s what she was doing. No matter how many years go by—five here, five thousand there—se......more

Goodreads review by Casey on July 23, 2023

I enjoyed parts of the writing but I found the story to be a little bland if that makes sense? I found it difficult at times to tell who was who and who was narrating. I think this author has a ton of potential. It’s a quick summer read for sure.......more

Goodreads review by Matt on July 21, 2023

Who knew an archeological dig could be a terrific setting for uncovering (aha!) strong, hilarious relationships between a quartet of women with something to prove, and a group of men who are, by no surprise, terrible. EXCAVATIONS is the debut novel by Kate Myers, an archeologist who takes her lived......more

Goodreads review by Krista | theliterateporcupine on June 27, 2023

An archaeological dig is the setting for this book, which was fun to read about. The story started out strong, but I quickly zoned out once a ton of characters were added and the "bad guy" was a two-dimensional stereotype of a misogynist. I appreciate that the author tried to make this a funny but f......more

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