Serious Sweet

Jon Sigurdsson, 59 and divorced, is a senior civil servant in Westminster who hates many of his colleagues and loathes his work for a government engaged in unmentionable acts. He's pinballing around the city with a mobile phone and a letter-writing habit he can't break. Accountant Meg Williams, 45, bankrupt and shakily sober, lives on Telegraph Hill, looking for safety. These two damaged people are ready to sacrifice what's left of themselves for honesty, and for a chance at tenderness.