{"product_id":"9781529152821","title":"Precipice","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Robert Harris\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEspionage \u0026amp; spy thriller\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 August 2024 by Cornerstone (Hutchinson Heinemann) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e242 x 164 x 42mm | 694g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFROM 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 TimesSummer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, Precipice is the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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' TLSRobert Harris, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Harris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64838603538781,"sku":"9781529152821","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781529152821.jpg?v=1780056150","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781529152821","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}