The Bomb on My Back

At seventeen, ugly and autistic, Iqbal Ahmed has one valuable commodity - a unique ability to see numbers as colours and shapes, and to effortlessly use their patterns to solve the most incredible numeric conundrums. His mother is bordering on madness, his elder brother, tormented and gradually being radicalised by religious zealots. Somehow, in the midst of this emotional maelstrom, Iqbal's ability with numbers is discovered by scientists working on the ultimate equation in physics....
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At seventeen, ugly and autistic, Iqbal Ahmed has one valuable commodity - a unique ability to see numbers as colours and shapes, and to effortlessly use their patterns to solve the most incredible numeric conundrums. His mother is bordering on madness, his elder brother, tormented and gradually being radicalised by religious zealots. Somehow, in the midst of this emotional maelstrom, Iqbal's ability with numbers is discovered by scientists working on the ultimate equation in physics. Iqbal seizes his chance to escape from his oppressive family and flees to the safe haven of academia, where he falls in love... and finds God in an equation. But as Iqbal's notoriety grows, so do the forces wanting to eradicate both him and the new theory before it can destroy Religion - not least of all his fiercely possessive mother and his unstable brother...