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FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR `A master storyteller¿ Observer 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

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781529152821
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 464
  • Udgivet:
  • 29. august 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 164x242x42 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 700 g.
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FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR `A master storyteller¿ Observer 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

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