Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan
Buy on AmazonSweet Tooth is a novel by the English writer Ian McEwan, published on 21 August 2012. It deals with the experiences of its protagonist, Serena Frome, during the early 1970s. After graduating from Cambridge she is recruited by MI5, and becomes involved in a covert programme to combat communism by infiltrating the intellectual world. When she becomes romantically involved with her mark, complications ensue.
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"At the moment I put my latest, “Sweet Tooth,” just ahead of “Atonement.”"
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