{"product_id":"9780735282148","title":"Precipice","description":"\u003cb\u003eA WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the Great War. From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eConclave\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAct of Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFatherland \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMunich\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummer 1914.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley – aristocratic, intelligent, 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. Suddenly what was a sexual intrigue becomes a matter of national security that could topple the British government – and will alter the course of political history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, \u003ci\u003ePrecipice \u003c\/i\u003eis the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris.","brand":"Robert Harris","offers":[{"title":"Random House of Canada |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-10-15","offer_id":46019449880831,"sku":"9780735282148","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_48171479-4167-4fc7-b5b8-bcefd31378a7.jpg?v=1723160272","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780735282148","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}