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
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Copy | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Bookclub Kit | Bookclub Kit | FIC MBU | (10 copies) | Checked In |