Solar : a novel / Ian McEwan.
When Nobel prize-winning physicist Michael Beard's personal and professional lives begin to intersect in unexpected ways, an opportunity presents itself in the guise of an invitation to travel to New Mexico. Here is a chance for him to extricate himself from his marital problems, reinvigorate his career, and very possibly save the world from environmental disaster.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385533416
- ISBN: 0385533411
- Physical Description: 287 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
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- Target Audience Note:
- AdultAdult Follett Library Resources
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- Middle-aged men > Fiction.
Physicists > Fiction.
Nobel Prize winners > Fiction.
Marital conflict > Fiction.
Global warming > Prevention > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric > Prevention > Fiction.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric > Fiction. - Genre:
- Fiction.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC MCEWAN (Text) | 36015000315594 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC MCEWAN (Text) | 36015001101142 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F MCE (Text) | 80605000836113 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101333183 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F MCEWAN (Text) | 22281500047512 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | F MCE (Text) | 31250200047425 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | F MCE (Text) | 0020508527817 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554008995747 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | F MCE (Text) | 0020508527809 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC McEwan, Ian (Text) | 0112517622679 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/10/2026 |
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Summary:
When Nobel prize-winning physicist Michael Beard's personal and professional lives begin to intersect in unexpected ways, an opportunity presents itself in the guise of an invitation to travel to New Mexico. Here is a chance for him to extricate himself from his marital problems, reinvigorate his career, and very possibly save the world from environmental disaster.
