"Coconut Dreams is a story collection that reads like a novel." —The Globe and Mail

“Mascarenhas excels at considered character building and traditional storytelling skills.” —Event Magazine

“An epic work in short-story form, Derek Mascarenhas’ Coconut Dreams transcends space, time and culture in [these] interconnected tales… Mascarenhas imbues his stories with human connection, whether through chance encounters, brief friendships or unbreakable family bonds.” —Postmedia

“Mascarenhas writes with precision, shifting from one character’s perspective to another’s with an ease that is admirable and engrossing. What is most fascinating about these stories is their accuracy at depicting ways in which children come to understand painful truths: often accidentally, sometimes the hard way.” —Quill & Quire

“Coconut Dreams signals the arrival of a new Canadian voice that is singular, necessary, and hard to forget.” —Humber Literary Review