Serious Sweet

{{short description|2016 novel by A. L. Kennedy}}

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| publisher = Jonathan Cape

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Serious Sweet is a 2016 novel by A. L. Kennedy.{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/jul/27/man-booker-prize-2016-longlist-in-pictures | title=Man Booker prize 2016: the longlist – in pictures | work=The Guardian | date=July 27, 2016 | accessdate=July 28, 2016}} It is Kennedy's 8th novel and narrates the story of a civil servant who offers letter-writing services to single women.{{Cite web|url=http://themanbookerprize.com/books/serious-sweet-by-l-kennedy|title = Serious Sweet | the Booker Prizes| date=19 May 2016 }}

In July 2016, it was longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.