Precipice
by Robert Harris
Precipice is the latest historical novel by Robert Harris, one of our favourite writers here at Five Books for his page-turners that rely on historical sources. Precipice is about the outbreak of World War I, told from the point of view of, amongst others, the British prime minister, H.H. Asquith. If this is a piece of history you’re at all interested in, it will make your jaw drop, and not in a good way. Winston Churchill also comes off looking very bad indeed.
