Precipice

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Beschreibung

<p><b>A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL.<br><br>FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>CONCLAVE</i></b><br><br>'A riveting tale of politics, war and erotic obsession' <b><i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br>'His most enthralling yet . . . a slam dunk of a plot . . . extraordinary' <b>Nicholas Coleridge, <i>Independent</i></b><br><br>'Gripping . . . Harris also has the John le Carré gift for showing how meetings can become a form of blood sport' <b>Jake Kerridge, <i>Telegraph</i></b><br><br>'Splendid' <b>Max Hastings, <i>Sunday </i><i>Times</i></b><br><br>Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, <i>Precipice </i>is the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris.<br><br><b>'The king of the page-turning thriller'</b> <i>i Paper</i><br><b>'Harris's cleverness, judgment and</b><b> eye for detail are second to none' </b><i>Sunday Times</i><br><b>'Harris writes with a skill and ingenuity that few other novelists can match' </b><i>Financial Times</i><br><b>'Harris is a master of historical fiction, a compelling author</b> <b>who brings to life the recent and ancient past' </b><i>TLS</i><br><br>Robert Harris,<i> Sunday Times</i> bestseller, May 2024</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529152838

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

233 x 153 x 38 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd