Behold the dreamers. [kit]

Behold the dreamers. [kit]

By
Mbue, Imbolo.

Publication Date
2016

Physical Description
Books.+ 1 discussion question booklet + 1 biographical booklet.

Subject Term
Immigrants -- Fiction.
 
Upper class -- Fiction.
 
Family secrets -- Fiction.

Series
BOOKCLUB KIT
 
BOOKCLUB KIT.

Summary
Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son.Working as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers, he displays the punctuality, discretion, and loyalty that Edwards demands. Neni temporary work at the Edwardses' summer home in the Hamptons means a brighter future-- until Jende and Neni notice cracks in their employers' faƯcades. As the financial world threatens to collapse, the Jongas become desperate. And as their marriage threatens to fall apart, Jende and Neni are forced to make an impossible choice.

Audience
For bookclub participants.

Language
English

ISBN
9780525509714


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberCopyStatus
Corner Brook (WCB)Bookclub KitBookclub KitFIC MBU(10 copies)Checked In