Serious Sweet (Longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize)

A.L. Kennedy (Jonathan Cape, 2016); hbk. £17.99 Dundee-born A.L. Kennedy needs no introduction, being extensively published in fiction, no slouch in non-fiction, and a respected commentator in various media. She sidelines as an acerbic stand-up comedian; all these abilities and honed forms of observation feed  Serious Sweet. At the time of reviewing, this book has Read More