The Far Away Author:James Simon The brother who wanted to live in the real world could not, the other brother wanted to escape it... The Far Away revolves around two brothers, the bonds of family, memory, and the redemptive power of acceptance."... strange how people can be so close, they can even be standing right in front of one another, face to face, and the strange thing i... more »s that they can feel so far away." *** "And the thing about it was this: I was starting to think of that stuff all over again when I felt her breath on the back of my neck, just behind my ear, a warm summer evening to which I turned, taking her in my arms, mouth upon mouth, and moving into each other, arms entwined, legs entwined, and I thought how nice that man and woman should compliment each other so perfectly as we lay together joined in passion and in love, in friendship and in love, and wasn't this the answer to the hurting world?"« less