{"product_id":"9781804941294","title":"Precipice","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Harris, Robert \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEspionage \u0026amp; spy thriller\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 April 2025 by Cornerstone (Penguin (Cornerstone)) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 560 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 38 | 378g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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.\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":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51323801764176,"sku":"9781804941294","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9781804941294_70933ac9-3561-4dae-8cd2-9a41eef87dcd.jpg?v=1765990274","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781804941294","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}