Away

Set into the background of post-war baby-boom in Australia, the same time that Australians were preoccupied with the war in Vietnam and the divisions within society.

Gow uses elegant simplicity and a finely tuned sense of humour to follow three very different families on their yearly holiday. this holiday took place during the summer of 1967-68. Gow uses these journeys to show the spiritual quests the families undertake.

We meet the three families with the use of the themes of loss and reconcilliation. Roy and Coral are learning to deal with the loss of their son in the war in Vietnam. Corals distance is shown when she is aked by Roy "Come ...