Robert Harris: Precipice

From Saturday Morning, 10:35 am on 7 September 2024

Photo: Penguin

Bestselling British author and former journalist Robert Harris' new novel is Precipice, delving inside WW1 British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith's scandalous affair with a much younger woman.

But this wasn't simply a matter of sexual intrigue in Downing Street. The PM shared top secrets with his mistress - and their affair became a matter of national security that altered the course of political history.

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