At the heart of 'Wish You Were Here' is Jack Luxton, a former Devon farmer who now runs a caravan park. His life is upended by the news of his estranged brother Tom's death in the Iraq war. As Jack journeys to collect Tom's remains, he must face his deeply repressed memories and emotions. This voyage becomes an avenue for Jack to reckon with their shared past and the ways in which war's shadow extends far beyond the battlefield, affecting the lives of those left behind. Graham Swift weaves a narrative that is as much a personal confrontation as it is a reflection on the nature of grief and the inescapable echoes of conflict.