ROLAND lives with his parents, Graham and Joyce, and his younger sister, Lily, in the golden light of an outer suburb— Glenella. He dreams of escaping, of finding an intoxicating life somewhere else. He is in love with Cassie Noble, the daughter of his parents’ friends Reg and Colleen. But when Darren Wilson moves into the neighbourhood and attracts the interest of both teens, a conflict emerges that threatens the friendship between the two families. City and town life -- Fiction. | Bildungsromans. | Families -- Fiction. | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. | Bildungsromans. | Life change events -- Fiction. | Australia -- Fiction. | Australian