Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo MbueMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was truly an amazing book - I noticed it at the library and became completely engrossed in it. It is about a couple who immigrate illegally from Cameroon to New York. The husband finds work as a chauffeur for a partner at Lehman Brothers, and soon his wife is also working for the family. While the Cameroonian couple is worrying about their immigration status, their young son, and their monthly budget, the rich couple has their own concerns, First World as they might be, around their son, their marriage, and, ultimately, Lehman's collapse. This was a great story about parallel families, and about unintended consequences. Excellent.
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