Solar: Ian Mcewan

Synopsis

Michael beard is a nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. A compulsive womaniser, beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: his wife is having the affair, and he is still in love with her. When beard's professional and personal worlds collide in a freak accident, an opportunity presents itself for beard to extricate himself from his marital mess, reinvigorate his career and save the world from environmental disaster.