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  1. 5 days ago · For his latest bestseller, ‘Precipice’, Robert Harris trawled secret letters to bring to life the hidden relationship between prime minister HH Asquith and a beautiful young socialite more...

  2. Sep 24, 2024 · In his highly entertaining new book, “ Precipice,” a tale of infatuation and detection set in England at the outset of World War I, Harris again embellishes the record to accentuate the drama —...

  3. 4 days ago · Novelist Robert Harris has spoken about the nature of 20th century affairs and politicians in love at the Henley Literary Festival. ( Getty Images for BFI ) Your support helps us to tell the story

  4. Sep 7, 2024 · 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.

  5. Sep 14, 2024 · His new book, Precipice, takes the true story of British prime minister H. H. Asquith and his affair with the much younger socialite Venetia Stanley and spins that fact into a wondrous web of intrigue, love, and treachery during the early days of World War I. Harris fans will be enthralled as usual, and for those for whom Precipice will be their...

  6. Sep 15, 2024 · Clash of nations; tangle of love. A review of Robert Harris's Precipice, describing the crises and events as the UK is drawn into World War One.

  7. Sep 26, 2024 · As part of the Rye Arts Festival the celebrated thriller writer Robert Harris was interviewed on Thursday September 19 by Martin Bruce, former headmaster of Christ Church Cathedral School in Oxford. Here are just a few of the questions and answers asked and given. Martin Bruce in conversation with Robert Harris at Rye Arts Festival