![]() ![]() But where Atonement compels on every level, from its country house opening to its war and hospital scenes, Sweet Tooth is most satisfying after its final revelations. Both novels also feature intriguingly complex, layered structures, the keys to which are withheld until the final pages. Readers will be happy to know that Sweet Tooth shares more with Atonement than with Solar, McEwan's disappointing previous novel - including a female protagonist and concerns with love, betrayal, doubt and the relationship between literature and truth. The novel is set 40 years ago, when communism was still perceived as a threat, and takes its title from a fictional clandestine mission by Britain's MI5 intelligence service to sponsor writers espousing the Cold Warrior cause. Ian McEwan's 15th book of fiction, Sweet Tooth, is a Tootsie Roll Pop of a literary confection - hard-boiled candy enrobing a chewy surprise at its core. ![]() Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Sweet Tooth Author Ian McEwan ![]()
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