Precipice is a thrilling novel of politics, war, and erotic obsession set in 1914. It follows Venetia Stanley, an aristocratic young woman having an affair with the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith, as he leads the country into war with Germany. A young intelligence officer is assigned to investigate a leak of top secret documents, and suddenly the affair becomes a matter of national security. Harris seamlessly weaves fact and fiction, creating a gripping and authentic story.

Format: Hardback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 29 August 2024
Publisher: Cornerstone

A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CONCLAVE ‘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 A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CONCLAVE ‘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 A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CONCLAVE ‘A riveting tale of politics,war and erotic obsession Sunday Times ‘His most enthralling yet .

A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL.

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF

CONCLAVE

‘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

Weight: 692g
Dimension: 242 x 164 x 42 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529152821