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Precipice

by Robert Harris

First published 2024

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Britain, 1914. Prime Minister H. H. Asquith writes constantly to Venetia Stanley, sharing political confidences while his government confronts Irish Home Rule, suffrage, cabinet rivalry and the crisis moving Europe towards war.

When sensitive information begins to circulate beyond authorised channels, a young intelligence officer is asked to investigate. The novel interweaves Asquith’s documented correspondence with fiction to show how private obsession, state secrecy and political judgement collide during the July Crisis and the opening of the First World War.

Historical Periods

World War I1914–1918 CE July Crisis1914

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Historical Thriller

Historical people

Winston Churchill1874–1965 H. H. Asquith1852–1928

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