In 1920's Ireland, Shannon understands all too well that the love andhunger he feels for his best friend, Ciaran, is forbidden. He's already shunned by his town and emotionally damaged from enduring painfulconfessions after a male teacher's molestation at age fourteen. Butwhen he finds Ciaran in a barn, grieving over the sudden death of hismother, a hasty and desperate embrace shatters an unspoken boundarybetween them. Then, Shannon and Ciaran are sent on a journey to Dublinto bring a family heirloom to Ciaran's aunt. Along the way, a drunkenevening leads to an illicit act in a hotel room, confusing Ciaran andforcing them both down a treacherous path of deceit and desire. Canlove overcome the obstacles of Irish society, the Catholic Church, andpolitical unrest?