The Coconut Children

Name: The Coconut Children
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781761045998
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By Vivian Pham

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The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham is a heartfelt coming-of-age story centred around a Vietnamese-Australian teenager named Sonny. Set against the backdrop of 1990s Cabramatta, the novel explores Sonny's complex family dynamics and her friendship with a troubled boy from her past. Through this narrative, themes of identity, belonging, and cultural heritage are intricately woven, reflecting the vibrant yet challenging immigrant community.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy heartfelt coming-of-age stories set in vibrant multicultural settings. Dive into a world where family dynamics, friendship, and the tumultuous experience of teenage life unfold against the rich backdrop of Vietnamese-Australian culture in Sydney during the 1990s. Its exploration of identity and belonging is both touching and resonant.

The Coconut Children

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From the winner of the SMH/Age Best Young Novelist of the Year and the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year.

Growing up can feel like a death sentence.

Life in the troubled neighbourhood of Cabramatta demands too much too young. But Sonny wouldn't really know.

Watching the world from her bedroom window, she exists only in second-hand romance novels and falls for any fast-food employee who happens to spare her a glance.

Everything changes with the return of Vince, a boy who became a legend after he was hauled away in handcuffs. Sonny and Vince used to be childhood friends. But with all that happened in-between, childhood seems so long ago. It will take two years of juvie, an inebriated grandmother and an unexpected discovery for them to meet again.

The Coconut Children is an urgent, moving and wise debut from a young and gifted storyteller.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761045998

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 September 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 234g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Vivian Pham is a Vietnamese-Australian fiction writer, closet poet, amateur screenwriter, university student and hopeful dropout if any of the aforementioned ventures take flight. Her father was a Vietnamese boat refugee, and she grew up loving stories because she knew there was one inside of him. In 2018 and 2019, Vivian attended the International Congress of Youth Voices and shared a stage with incongruously successful writers and activists like Dave Eggers, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Rep. John Lewis and Khaled Hosseini. It is her greatest hope to have an impact on political issues through her creative work. Vivian is a fervent reader, watcher and listener. Her literary influences include James Baldwin, Monty Python, Wu Tang Clan and early 90s Hong Kong cinema. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Philosophy, but she will not be able to tell you the meaning of life until the relevant unit learning outcome is achieved in Semester 2.