{"product_id":"precipice","title":"Precipice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eThey lied to protect their country. He told the truth to save it. A gripping historical thriller from the bestselling author of FATHERLAND.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 1895. On a freezing morning in the heart of Paris, an army officer, Georges Picquart, witnesses a convicted spy, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of twenty thousand spectators baying 'Death to the Jew!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eofficer \u003c\/i\u003eis rewarded with promotion: Picquart is made the French army's youngest colonel and put in command of 'the Statistical Section' - the shadowy intelligence unit that tracked down Dreyfus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unrivaled master of seamlessly weaving fact and fiction, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrecipice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is another electrifying thriller from the brilliant imagination of Robert Harris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy has some creases on the cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eISBN: 9781529152838\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSize: Trade paperback, 450 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublisher: Random House\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublished: \u003cspan tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003e2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B - Good Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47731899400348,"sku":"U-D7AB6B","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/precipice.jpg?v=1790657468","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/precipice","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}