Coconut Dreams
Derek Mascarenhas
Coconut Dreams explores the lives of the Pinto family through seventeen linked short stories. Starting with a ghost story set in Goa, India in the 1950s, the collection weaves through various timelines and perspectives to focus on two children, Aiden and Ally Pinto. These siblings tackle their adventures in a predominantly white suburb with innocence, intelligence and a timid foot in two distinct cultures.
In these stories, Derek Mascarenhas takes a fresh look at the world of the new immigrant and the South Asian experience in Canada, as a daughter questions her father's love at an IKEA grand opening; an aunt remembers a safari-gone-wrong in Kenya; an uncle's unrequited love is confronted at a Goan Association picnic; a boy tests his faith amidst a school-yard brawl; and a childhood love letter is exchanged during the building of a backyard deck. Singularly and collectively, these stories will move the reader with their engaging narratives and authentic voices.
Author - Derek Mascarenhas.
Narrator - Rishma Malik.
Published Date - Monday, 15 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
Coconut Dreams explores the lives of the Pinto family through seventeen linked short stories. Starting with a ghost story set in Goa, India in the 1950s, the collection weaves through various timelines and perspectives to focus on two children, Aiden and Ally Pinto. These siblings tackle their adventures in a predominantly white suburb with innocence, intelligence and a timid foot in two distinct cultures. In these stories, Derek Mascarenhas takes a fresh look at the world of the new immigrant and the South Asian experience in Canada, as a daughter questions her father's love at an IKEA grand opening; an aunt remembers a safari-gone-wrong in Kenya; an uncle's unrequited love is confronted at a Goan Association picnic; a boy tests his faith amidst a school-yard brawl; and a childhood love letter is exchanged during the building of a backyard deck. Singularly and collectively, these stories will move the reader with their engaging narratives and authentic voices. Author - Derek Mascarenhas. Narrator - Rishma Malik. Published Date - Monday, 15 January 2024.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:13
Chapter 2
Duration:01:04:58
Chapter 3
Duration:00:17:36
Chapter 4
Duration:00:11:47
Chapter 5
Duration:00:17:36
Chapter 6
Duration:00:32:20
Chapter 7
Duration:00:41:02
Chapter 8
Duration:00:25:39
Chapter 9
Duration:00:34:52
Chapter 10
Duration:00:17:46
Chapter 11
Duration:00:19:06
Chapter 12
Duration:00:11:27
Chapter 13
Duration:00:14:02
Chapter 14
Duration:00:17:58
Chapter 15
Duration:00:20:10
Chapter 16
Duration:00:12:40
Chapter 17
Duration:00:33:10
Chapter 18
Duration:00:52:52
Chapter 19
Duration:00:07:38
Chapter 20
Duration:00:00:51
Chapter 21
Duration:00:00:45