Serena Frome

Serena Frome is the young protagonist of “Sweet Tooth” by Ian McEwan. The story is told in flashback style with Serena telling the story of her brief association with MI5 when she was young forty years after the fact. Serena lived with her mother and father and younger sister. Her father was an Anglican Bishop and her mother was the dutiful Bishop’s wife. Serena loved literature and reading – she typically read three to four books a week. But she had a natural aptitude for math and her mother encouraged her to pursue a degree in engineering or mathematics. She has a boyfriend in college but it was a dysfunctional relationship that puzzled Serena a beautiful girl with long blond hair and big blue eyes. Her boyfriend, Jeremy, didn’t seem attracted to her.

When Jeremy leaves for Edinburgh to pursue an advanced degree, Serena becomes involved...