"Behold the Dreamers"

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There was a book club meeting Tuesday, where we discussed Imbolo Mbue's novel, Behold the Dreamers, about a Cameroonian family in New York City, trying to stay in the U.S., and fend off efforts to deport them. Meanwhile, the man works as a chauffeur for a bigshot at Lehmann Brothers (this is before, during, and soon after the 2008 crash), his wife tries to continue her studies, and also has a baby, and more. We see some of their fellow African relations and acquaintances, and also the wealthy white family which employs the protagonist. That family has some problems of its own, although they're different problems. I won't try to describe it all, but I did think the book was well done, and I recommend it, even though it isn't my usual kind of reading matter.

And so to bed.