"Can you ever really know your kids?" That's the question at the heart of Sameer Pandya's new novel Our Beautiful Boys.
Centred on three teenage "all stars" who attend a party in a deserted cave that ends with the school bully being seriously injured, the book explores the dynamics of masculinity, race, privilege, and the conflict that arises when all these collide.
An award-winning author and Associate Professor in Asian-American studies at the University of California, Sameer tells Susie why these themes will resonate with parents everywhere.
Sameer Pandya. Photo: Bloomsbury