by Ian McEwan · Random · tapa dura · ISBN 9780224097376
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«Sweet Tooth» is Ian McEwan's novel of espionage and romance, published by Random in hardback (320 pages, in English).
In 1972, Serena Frome, a Cambridge graduate, is recruited by MI5 for a secret operation aimed at supporting writers sympathetic to the British government during the Cold War. Her mission brings her close to the young writer Tom Haley: first she falls in love with his stories, then with the man, though their relationship rests on a lie that tests her loyalty. A story of betrayal, intrigue and love set in 1970s England.
Original English edition, published in 2012 by Jonathan Cape. The secret operation that gives the novel its title is called «Sweet Tooth».
For readers of literary fiction seeking a spy plot with a surprising final twist, in the vein of Ian McEwan.
Ian Russell McEwan is a British novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, The Times featured him at number 35 on its list of "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945", and The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 19 out of "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".
