![]() ![]() It’s the oldest tale of them all – a love story. This novel has been widely sold as a spy thriller. McEwan’s mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft and witty story of betrayal and intrigue, love, and the invented self. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life? And who is inventing whom? To answer these questions, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage – trust no one. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Serena, a compulsive reader of novels, is sent on a ‘secret mission’ which brings her into the literary world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. ![]() The Cold War has entered a moribund phase, but the fight goes on, especially in the cultural sphere. Britain, confronting economic disaster, is being torn apart by industrial unrest and terrorism and faces its fifth state of emergency. Serena Frome, the beautiful daughter of an Anglican bishop, has a brief affair with an older man during her final year at Cambridge, and finds herself being groomed for the intelligence services. Visit their profile page for Sweet Tooth HERE! This book was sent out to me for review by Waterstones. If you’ve read the novel and want to have a proper gab about it, please contact me on twitter ( or via email! There are some mild spoilers in this review, though I refrain from revealing the major plot points or ending. ![]()
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