{"product_id":"solar-a-novel-from-the-vintage-earth-collection","title":"Solar: A novel from the Vintage Earth collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINTAGE EARTH- Change the story. Novels to transform our relationship with the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Beard sank into a gloom of inattention, not because the planet was in peril - that moronic word again - but because someone was telling him it was with such enthusiasm'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. He now spends his days speaking for enormous fees and half-heartedly heading a government-backed initiative tackling global warming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA compulsive womaniser, Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time, she's having the affair. When Beard's professional and personal worlds collide in a freak accident, an opportunity arises for Beard to simultaneously save his marriage and the world from environmental disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 'Savagely funny... Enormously entertaining' Sunday Times \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A satirical masterpiece...it will come to be regarded as a classic' Daily Telegraph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A stunningly accomplished work, possibly his best yet' Financial Times \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINTAGE EARTH is a collection of novels to transform our relationship with the natural world. Each one is a work of creative activism, a blast of fresh air, a seed from which change can grow. The books in this series reconnect us to the planet we inhabit - and must protect. Discover great writing on the most urgent story of our times.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumorous fiction, Narrative theme: Environmental issues, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Earth Sciences - Geography - Environment - Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan McEwan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e336 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 198mm W: 129mm Spine: 20mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 268 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VINTAGE CLASSICS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42386951930006,"sku":"9781784877873","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2022-12-28T075538-027.jpg?v=1672167988","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/solar-a-novel-from-the-vintage-earth-collection","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}