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A graduate of Cambridge with a math degree, Serena Frome is recruited to work for an intelligence agency during early 1970’s Cold War England. She has been assigned to operation “Sweet Tooth” and a young, promising new author, Tom Haley. This book is not your typical, fast-paced espionage thriller. This is a book about secrets, betrayals, and the power and artifice of the written word.
I got a bit bogged down with the more specific politics of the time, not being well versed in the early 1970’s ...more
I got a bit bogged down with the more specific politics of the time, not being well versed in the early 1970’s ...more
It's the writing that had me hooked over the story itself. It's just one of those books that you just love reading the writing, if that makes sense. The story was interesting and had me turning pages but it also had it's moments that seemed to drag a bit. As far as the story goes, it's definitely not an edge-of-your-seat spy thriller /pageturner. Overall a good read and McEwan has become a favorite author of mine.
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Mar 04, 2021
Kelly
marked it as to-read
