PRECIPICE

With a crisp delivery, Samuel West narrates this compelling story of Prime Minister H.H. Asquith and his all-consuming love affair with a woman half his age just before WWI. For this novel based on recently discovered letters, West uses his British accent to paint 1914 London with a colorful and detailed palette. Asquith's focus should be on the preparation for war, but, as expressed by West in a tone of disdain, the affair considerably distracts the prime minister. West ratchets up the tension as Asquith reveals his love for Venetia Stanley--along with government secrets. A young intelligence officer investigates the leak of top-secret documents that changes the course of political history. R.O. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2024]