An Elegant Solution

Follows the life of autistic junior fellow, Theo, and a first year undergraduate, Charlotte. Their growing friendship becomes tested when a threat to their beloved city comes to light. Along the way, we meet their respective families and friends, such as Suki, who fights a battle in court against a senior researcher; Hui, whose family in China turn out to have a vital role to play in the foiling of the bomb plot, as well as in Theo’s belief in cryptocurrency.

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Harry, who comes from Theo’s past and threatens both his present and his future with his goal of changing the cityscape and the lives of Cambridge and its inhabitants.

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An Elegant Solution has threats to life and pursuit of a mystery that link it to a thriller, but equally it feels at times like a romantic comedy with the relationship that blooms between Theo and Charlie, as well as the obstacles that lay in its path.

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Covers sensitive issues such as autism and sexual assault, and more intellectual topics with maths, theorems, and bitcoin.