In this sweeping and powerful epic the journey begins in the 'terrible beauty' of northern Ireland during a time when conflict reigns and no one is spared from tragedy and sorrow, the time known as the troubles. It is th...In this sweeping and powerful epic the journey begins in the 'terrible beauty' of northern Ireland during a time when conflict reigns and no one is spared from tragedy and sorrow, the time known as the troubles. It is the spring of 1968 in belfast and james kirkpatrick has just lost his father under suspicious circumstances, casey riordan is released from prison after five years and pamela o'flaherty has crossed an ocean and a lifetime of memories to find the man she fell in love with as a little girl.