‘We got it right. We’ve been good brothers’

His big brother died aged 50. Now, as Tom Connolly reaches the same age, he imagines one more hour with the man who understood him like no one elseSomething about the prospect of turning 50 in March this year had been niggling me for some time, despite the fact that I’ve never taken much notice of birthdays. I was content to celebrate or not, was feeling somewhat blessed by the love and friendship and professional stimulation in my life, yet beneath it all something was troubling me. I beg