Wish You Were Here By Graham Swift. On an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack Luxton โ former Devon farmer, now proprietor of a seaside caravan park โ receives the news that his brother Tom, not seen for years, has been killed in Iraq. For Jack and his wife Ellie this will have a potentially catastrophic impact and compel Jack to make a crucial journey: to receive his brotherโs remains, but also to return to the land of his past and confront his most secret, troubling memories.