Wish you were here
Jack must travel to bring the body of his brother, who has been killed in the Iraq War, home to England. The process of doing this has a terrible impact on Jack and on his relationship with his wife.
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- ISBN: 0307700127
- ISBN: 9780307700124
- Physical Description 319 pages
- Edition 1st United States ed.
- Publisher New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
- Copyright ©2011
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General Note: | Originally published: London : Picador, 2011. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 28.25 |
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Wish You Were Here
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Summary
Wish You Were Here
On an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack Luxton--once a Devon farmer, now the proprietor of a seaside caravan park--receives the news that his brother, Tom, not seen for years, has been killed in combat in Iraq. For Jack and his wife, Ellie, this will have unexpected, far-reaching effects. For Jack in particular it means a crucial journey: to receive his brother's remains and to confront his most secret, troubling memories. A hauntingly intimate, deeply compassionate story about things that touch and test our human core, Wish You Were Here also looks, inevitably, to a wider, afflicted world. Moving toward a fiercely suspenseful climax, it brilliantly transforms the stuff of headlines into heart-wrenching personal truth.