{"product_id":"9781804941294","title":"Precipice - Robert Harris","description":"\u003cp\u003e**PRE-ORDER AGRIPPA NOW: THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, COMING AUGUST 2026**THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLERA RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB AND A SUNDAY TIMES SUMMER READS PICK 2025A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. `A riveting tale of politics, war and erotic obsession' SUNDAY TIMES`His most enthralling yet . . . extraordinary' NICHOLAS COLERIDGE, INDEPENDENTSummer 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' TLSRobert Harris, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Harris","offers":[{"title":"560 pages \/ 24\/04\/2025 \/ Historical fiction","offer_id":56970913415543,"sku":"9781804941294","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781804941294.jpg?v=1781000978","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781804941294","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}