How Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent
By Julia AlvarezUprooted from their family home in the Dominican Republic, the four Garcia sisters - Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofia - arrive in New York City in 1960 to find a life far different from the genteel existence of maids, manicures, and extended family they left behind. What they have lost - and what they find - is revealed in the fifteen interconnected stories that make up this exquisite novel from one of the premier novelists of our time.
Book details
- Paperback
- 304 pages
- English
- 0452268060
- 9780452268067
About Julia Alvarez
julia alvarez left the dominican republic for the united states in 1960 at the age of ten. she is the author of six novels, three books of nonfiction, thre Read More about Julia Alvarez
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