A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL.
THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER
A SUNDAY TIMES SUMMER READS PICK 2025
‘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