Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.

Today's episode features Vivian Pham discussing her debut novel The Coconut Children.

Vince has returned to the streets of his youth, not yet old, but legendary after a two year stint in juvenile detention. It’s Cabramatta in the late 90’s and as the suburb and the schools struggle to contain Vince’s vitality, Sonny can only watch on from afar.

Sonny and Vince were childhood friends. But now Sonny is grappling with her own growing maturity and cannot fathom that the almost mythological figure of Vince might even notice her as she watches from the window next door...