Well written parody, but not the best of Ian McEwan in my opinion.

from Amazon:

"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: she 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. Ranging from the Arctic Circle to the deserts of New Mexico, this is a story of one man's greed and self-deception; a darkly satirical novel showing human frailty struggling with the most pressing and complex problem of our time."

Sending to the winner of the one-book-a-month draw. Enjoy!

Arrived today. Thank you !

Enjoyably satyrical.

In the mail for a project.

Not lost after all. Sent back to me after a stay somewhere in a post-office in Madrid.