The Children Act by Ian McEwan (Vintage Books)
by Patrick O'Connor
SOME may consider that with the world the way it is at the moment, staying clear of any debate involving religion may be considered wise.
But the acclaimed British author Ian McEwan has never been one for shying away from difficult subjects.
The Innocent by Ian McEwan (Vintage)
by Patrick O'Connor
THE main protagonist in this story certainly starts off as an innocent but that can't last in 1950s Berlin.
It is the beginning of the Cold War and a joint CIA/MI6 operation builds a tunnel from the American sector to the Russian sector (an event which really happened). Leonard Marnham, is a 25 year old Englishman seconded from the Post Office to help tap the phone lines of the Russians.
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan (Vintage)
by Patrick O'Connor
ACCLAIMED British author Ian McEwan delves into the world of espionage with Sweet Tooth but this is not the world of James Bond but a more mundane, everyday spy story, set in 1970s England.
The central character is ex-Cambridge maths student and bishop's daughter Serena Frome, who is recruited to M15 after a relationship with her married, middle-aged lover Tony Canning, a don at the university.
