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020			_a9780525509714
082	1		_aFIC MBU _2
100	1		_aMbue, Imbolo
245	1	0	_aBehold the dreamers : _ba novel _c/ Imbolo Mbue
260			_aNew York _b: Penguin Random House _c, 2016
300			_a397 p. _c; 21 m
520			_aJende 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. In the fall of 2007, Jende can hardly believe his luck when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers. Clark demands punctuality, discretion, and loyalty - and Jende is eager to please. Clark's wife, Cindy, even offers Neni temporary work at the Edwardses' summer home in the Hamptons. With these opportunities, Jende and Neni can at last gain a foothold in America and imagine a brighter future. However, the world of great power and privilege conceals troubling secrets, and soon Jende and Neni notice cracks in their employers' façades. When the financial world is rocked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Jongas are desperate to keep Jende's job - even as their marriage threatens to fall apart. As all four lives are dramatically upended, Jende and Neni are forced to make an impossible choice.
546			_aEnglish
650		4	_aCameroonians _z-United States _x-Fiction
650		4	_aImmigrants _z-United States _x-Fiction
650		4	_aUpper class _v--Fiction
650		4	_aFamilies _v--Fiction
650		4	_aFamily secrets _v--Fiction
650		4	_aGlobal Financial Crisis _y-2008-2009 _x-Fiction
942			_cMO
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