Break, Break, Break

Hugh Gorman is returning to Ireland after a fifteen-year absence. In his mind, he is going 'home, ' which strikes him as strange, given that he has been living in Australia for two-thirds of his life. Yet, 'going home for him is not just about reliving childhood experiences and the pleasures of youth. It is also mixed up with feelings of guilt and anger. On arrival, he quickly realizes that his brother Rory is at death's door, and he decides to stay to help Joan, their sister, nurse him thr...