It's the end of the 1950s, Mary, an Irish girl, is nearly 16 years old, struggling with her bleak and lonely life in Western Australia, missing Ireland. Mary grasps at the opportunity of happiness and a different future without foreseeing the dire consequences that follow. In 1970s, Harry, as a teenager, loses his parents in a car crash. Now homeless and jobless, he finds love while he is struggling with others' expectations of him. Each of them finding resolution of their situations - a story that carries you with the narrative, exploring the difficulties of life, infused with issues of culture, religion and identity.
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