Summary of Solar

Solar is a science fiction novel by Ian McEwan about a Nobel Prize–winning physicist, Michael Beard, who is in the midst of a mid-life crisis. He is struggling to remain relevant in a world that is rapidly changing around him, and is more focused on his own wants and desires than his work. After a chance encounter with a young woman, he is drawn into a complex web of deceit and betrayal in order to obtain the necessary funding for his next big project. Along the way, he must confront his own mistakes and failures, and ultimately discover the true meaning of success.