Serious Sweet

Poignant and beautifully written, SERIOUS SWEET is about two decent, damaged people trying to make moral choices in an immoral world: ready to sacrifice whats left of themselves for honesty and a chance at tenderness. As Jon and Meg navigate the sweet and serious heart of London passing through 24 hours that will change them both forever they tell a very unusual, moving love story.

Informationen zum Autor A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day . She lives in Essex. Klappentext Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016! this is a topical London love story from the Costa prize-winning author. Set in 2014! it is poignant! funny and beautifully written. Zusammenfassung LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEJon is 59 and divorced: a senior civil servant in Westminster who hates many of his colleagues and loathes his work, he is a good man in a bad world.

Vorwort
Longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize: a topical London love story from the brilliant, prize-winning A. L. Kennedy

Klappentext

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016, this is a topical London love story from the Costa prize-winning author. Set in 2014, it is poignant, funny and beautifully written.

Zusammenfassung
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEJon is 59 and divorced: a senior civil servant in Westminster who hates many of his colleagues and loathes his work, he is a good man in a bad world.