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Breakfast Book Club

Behold the Dreamers - Imbolo Mbue

2023-04-26 10:30:00 2023-04-26 11:30:00 America/Chicago Breakfast Book Club Join the Breakfast Book Club for our April meeting, live and in-person! We'll be discussing Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. Eola Road Branch - Eola Adult Quiet Reading Room

Wednesday, April 26
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2023-04-26 10:30:00 2023-04-26 11:30:00 America/Chicago Breakfast Book Club Join the Breakfast Book Club for our April meeting, live and in-person! We'll be discussing Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. Eola Road Branch - Eola Adult Quiet Reading Room

Eola Road Branch

Eola Adult Quiet Reading Room

Join the Breakfast Book Club for our April meeting, live and in-person! We'll be discussing Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue.

Join us for Eola Road Branch's Breakfast Book Club.

We read a variety of fiction titles, mainly historical fiction, and meet once a month for a lively discussion. Stop by the 2nd floor reference desk to pick up a copy. No registration required.

For questions, please email rclark@aurorapubliclibrary.org.

Book Description:

"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. 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." (Goodreads)

AGE GROUP: | Adults - ages 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Reading and Literacy |

TAGS: | Book Club |

Eola Road Branch

Phone: 630-264-4117
Fax: 630-898-5220
Branch manager
Krista Danis

Hours
Mon, Mar 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Mar 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Mar 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Mar 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Mar 31 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Apr 01 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Apr 02 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

This branch shares the Eola Community Center buiding with the Fox Valley Park District. It offers a quiet reading room with a fireplace, study rooms and a family computer lab. The Eola Road Branch has public meeting rooms that may be used for community programs. 

 

Upcoming events

Mon, Apr 03, All day
Santori Library - E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium

Mon, Apr 03, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
West Branch - Meeting Room

Mon, Apr 03, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Eola Road Branch - Eola Children's Program Room

Tue, Apr 04, All day
Santori Library - E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium

Tue, Apr 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
West Branch - Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 05, All day
Santori Library - E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium

Thu, Apr 06, All day
Santori Library - E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium

Fri, Apr 07, All day
Santori Library - Atrium

Fri, Apr 07, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Santori Library - E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium

Sat, Apr 08, All day
Santori Library - E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium

Sun, Apr 09, All day
Santori Library - E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium

Mon, Apr 10, All day
Santori Library - E101 - John C. Dunham Atrium

Mon, Apr 10, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Eola Road Branch - Eola Children's Program Room