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Nov, 2012 ian mcewans 15th book of fiction, sweet tooth, is a tootsie roll pop of a literary confection hardboiled candy enrobing a chewy surprise at its core. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in hardcover format. One of a generation of writers, including martin amis and salman rushdie, who established their literary credentials in the 1970s ian mcewan is a worldrenowned writer whose. Narrator juliet stevensons crisp, cool tone matches the authors descriptions of serenas evolution in the murky world of espionage. Mcewan s exploration of the existential angst of living a. Described as britains greatest living novelist, british author ian mcewans books include enduring love, atonement, on chesil beach, the children act and nutshell.
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. In an attempt to monitor writers politics, mi5 tasks serena with infiltrating the literary circle of author tom healy. Ian mcewans novel sweet tooth is set in london in the early 1970s at a time when our security services are launching a programme to covertly finance young writers who could be useful to. Tom haleys macabre short stories, reminiscent of ian mcewan s early works, are interwoven in sweet tooth, leading serena to think what kind of person can write these stories. Ian mcewan has delved once again into fiction about fiction. In this stunning new novel, ian mcewans first female protagonist since atonement is about to learn that espionage is the ultimate seduction. Cambridge student serena fromes beauty and intelligence make her the ideal recruit for mi5. Ian mcewan on sweet tooth guardian book club books.
After graduating from cambridge she is recruited by mi5, and becomes involved in a covert program to combat communism by infiltrating. Sweet tooth is a novel by the english writer ian mcewan, published on 21 august 2012. Ian mcewans sweet tooth is a joy, beautifully written, moving between love and betrayal, reality and. Sweet tooth by ian mcewan unabridged mp3 cd audiobook. Jul, 20 the guardian books podcast guardian books podcast. Ian mcewans 15th book of fiction, sweet tooth, is a tootsie roll pop of a literary confection hardboiled candy enrobing a chewy surprise at its core.
Shortlisted for the audiobook download of the year, 2007. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sweet tooth. Audiobook of the year specsavers national book awards 2012. It deals with the experiences of its protagonist, serena frome, during the early 1970s.
Sweet tooth is a suspenseful plotandcharacterdriven novel with an unexpected postmodern twist. Written by ian mcewan, narrated by juliet stevenson. Henry perowne is a contented man a successful neurosurgeon, the devoted husband of rosalind and proud father of two grownup children. In an attempt to monitor writers politics, mi5 tasks serena with infiltrating the literary circle of author tom. Read sweet tooth a novel by ian mcewan available from rakuten kobo. In this stunning new novel, ian mcewan s first female protagonist since atonement is about to learn that espionage is the ultimate seduction. Like mcewans excellent book atonement, the authors pitch perfect prose unveils a multilayered story that explores universal human themes of secrecy, loyalty, betrayal and identity. Like mcewan s excellent book atonement, the authors pitch perfect prose unveils a multilayered story that explores universal human themes of secrecy, loyalty, betrayal and identity. Narrator juliet stevensons crisp, cool tone matches the authors descriptions of. Unusually, he wakes before dawn, drawn to the window of his bedroom and filled with a gr. The american edition of sweet tooth, ian mcewan s latest novel, has a delightful cover an image of a woman standing at a train station, looking over the tracks and into the distance.
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Written by ian mcewan, audiobook narrated by juliet stevenson. Ian mcewans sweet tooth leaves a sour taste the novelists latest novel, earns the ire of critic maureen corrigan, who usually numbers among mcewans fans but finds. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are serena frome, tom haley. Aug 21, 2012 ian mcewan s mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft and witty audiobook of betrayal and intrigue, love, and the invented self. Ian mcewan uses the classic spy novel plot to examine the career of the lovely and brilliant serena frome. Stream sweet tooth by ian mcewan by dead good audio from desktop or your mobile device. The american edition of sweet tooth, ian mcewans latest novel, has a delightful cover an image of a woman standing at a train station, looking over the tracks and into the distance. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while.
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In this stunning new novel, ian mcewans first female protagonist since atonement is about to learn. Ian mcewan s mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft and witty audiobook of betrayal and intrigue, love, and the invented self. The washington post, 9 november 2012 ian mcewans delicious new novel provides all the pleasures one has come to expect of him. Serena fromes story is narrated in detail essentially from the time she first gets involved with the man who will usher her into a position in mi5, in the early 70s britain. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ian mcewans sweet tooth is a smoothly contrived spy story ian mcewan, whose sweet tooth puts a metafictional twist on the spy story photo. In a hotel on the dorset coast, overlooking chesil beach, edward and florence, just. The introduction, biography, discussion questions, and suggested reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of sweet tooth, the latest novel by internationallyacclaimed author ian mcewan. In my opinion, mcewan writes with more confidence in his understanding of the. Ian mcewans sweet tooth is a joy, beautifully written, moving between love and betrayal, reality and shadows with a wonderful ease, breathing vivid life into the characters. Ian mcewans mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft and witty audiobook of betrayal and intrigue, love, and the invented self.
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