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Precipice : a novel / Robert Harris.

Summary:

"Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe. In London, twenty-six-year-old Venetia Stanley--aristocratic, clever, bored, reckless--is part of a fast group of upper-crust bohemians and socialites known as "The Coterie." She's also engaged in a clandestine 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 with Scotland Yard 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."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063248052
  • ISBN: 0063248050
  • Physical Description: vii, 450 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2024 by Hutchinson Heinemann"--Title page verso.
Subject: Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928 > Fiction.
Montagu, Venetia Stanley, 1887-1948 > Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 > Great Britain > Fiction.
Socialites > England > London > Fiction.
Prime ministers > Great Britain > Fiction.
Intelligence officers > Great Britain > Fiction.
Security classification (Government documents) > Fiction.
Adultery > Fiction.
Letter writing > Fiction.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 33 of 43 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 43 total copies.
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Madison Main Library FIC HAR (Text) 30229101454824 Adult Fiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library FIC Harris (Text) 31010000870313 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library F Harris (Text) 34269001439653 Adult Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library F HAR (Text) 80605003731030 Adult Fiction Checked out 07/08/2025
Black Mountain Library F HAR (Text) 0020660380435 Adult New Fiction Checked out 08/21/2025
Bordeaux Library F HARRIS (Text) 31781068950037 Adult Fiction Available -
Clemmons Branch FIC Harris, Robert (Text) 0112524290129 Adult New Fiction Checked out 08/25/2025
Cleveland County Main Library F HARRIS (Text) 22281500160708 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/19/2025
Cliffdale Library F HARRIS (Text) 31781068950045 Adult Fiction Available -
Cumberland Headquarters F HARRIS (Text) 31781069584504 Adult Fiction Available -

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