A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL.
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR
‘A riveting tale of politics, war and erotic obsession’ Sunday Times
‘His most enthralling yet . . . a slam dunk of a plot . . . extraordinary’ Nicholas Coleridge, Independent
‘Gripping . . . Harris also has the John le Carré gift for showing how meetings can become a form of blood sport’ Jake Kerridge, Telegraph
'Splendid' Max Hastings, Sunday Times
Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe.
In London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley – aristocratic, clever, bored, reckless – is having a love affair with the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith, a man more than twice her age. He writes to her obsessively, sharing the most sensitive matters of state.
As Asquith reluctantly leads the country into war with Germany, a young intelligence officer is assigned to investigate a leak of top secret documents – and suddenly what was a sexual intrigue becomes a matter of national security that will alter the course of political history.
Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, Precipice is the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris.
'The king of the page-turning thriller' i Paper
'Harris's cleverness, judgment and eye for detail are second to none' Sunday Times
'Harris writes with a skill and ingenuity that few other novelists can match' Financial Times
'Harris is a master of historical fiction, a compelling author who brings to life the recent and ancient past' TLS
Robert Harris, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024
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Precipice 9781529152821 Hardback
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Precipice by Robert Harris
Asquith is shown to be a self-indulgent procrastinator. He enclosesctop secret documents in his daily epistles to his lover Venetia Stanley who is bored enough to be driven around by him on a weekly basis. On the bright side, the postal service is very efficient providing 2 or 3 deliveries a day. …
Asquith is shown to be a self-indulgent procrastinator. He enclosesctop secret documents in his daily epistles to his lover Venetia Stanley who is bored enough to be driven around by him on a weekly basis. On the bright side, the postal service is very efficient providing 2 or 3 deliveries a day. This reminded me of my grandparents who fixed up their rendez-vous in the morning for the same evening by post card. An interesting story with a fictitious Paul Deemer who is used by the Secret Service. The ending is sudden and rather inadequate. But that's life.
- Authors:
- Harris, Robert
- Year Published:
- 2024
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781529152821
- Number of Pages:
- 464
- Publication Date:
- 29/08/2024
- Publisher:
- Cornerstone
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9781529152821