A prime minister, a tryst and a catastrophe
‘Precipice’ is laboriously paced and misses opportunities to enthral, but is also oddly addictive
14 November 2024 - 05:00
Robert Harris’ new novel set at the outbreak of World War 1 is more of a love story than a thriller.
By strange coincidence, I had been dipping into historian Max Hasting’s account of the lead-up to World War 1, appropriately titled Catastrophe, shortly before receiving a copy of Harris’ new novel, his 16th, Precipice...
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