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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Algonquin Books
Publication date January 4, 1991
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780945575573
ISBN-10 0945575572
Dimensions 1 by 5 by 7 in.
Weight 0.90 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $18.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved (view table of contents)
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
The Garcías—Dr. Carlos (Papi), his wife Laura (Mami), and their four daughters, Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofía—belong to the uppermost echelon of Spanish Caribbean society, descended from the conquistadores. Their family compound adjoins the palacio of the dictator’s daughter. So when Dr. García’s part in a coup attempt is discovered, the family must flee.

They arrive in New York City in 1960 to a life far removed from their existence in the Dominican Republic. Papi has to find new patients in the Bronx. Mami, far from the compound and the family retainers, must find herself. Meanwhile, the girls try to lose themselves—by forgetting their Spanish, by straightening their hair and wearing fringed bell bottoms. For them, it is at once liberating and excruciating being caught between the old world and the new, trying to live up to their father’s version of honor while accommodating the expectations of their American boyfriends. Acclaimed writer Julia Alvarez’s brilliant and buoyant first novel sets the García girls free to tell their most intimate stories about how they came to be at home—and not at home—in America.




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Hardcover
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from Algonquin Books (January 4, 1991)
9780945575573 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $18.95
About: Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Algonquin Books (January 12, 2010)
9781565129757 | details & prices | 311 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $14.95
from Plume (September 6, 2005)
9780452287075 | details & prices | 286 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved.
Reprint edition from Plume (June 1, 1992)
9780452268067 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Eagerly embracing their new American culture in Miami, the four Garcia women iron their hair, smoke cigarettes, date American men, forget their Spanish, and lose their accents, all in their journey toward adulthood
Reinforced
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from Demco Media (December 1, 1992)
9780606252706 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $23.50
About: Eagerly embracing their new American culture in Miami, the four Garcia women iron their hair, smoke cigarettes, date American men, forget their Spanish, and lose their accents, all in their journey toward adulthood
Prebinding
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Reprint edition from Turtleback Books (January 12, 2010)
9780606234702 | details & prices | 307 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.92 lbs | List price $26.90
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 26, 2008)
9781439507384 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.72 lbs | List price $24.00
About: “Simply wonderful.
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 2005)
9781417753994 | details & prices | 286 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.98 lbs | List price $28.10
About: Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved.
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780613032117 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $26.95
About: Eagerly embracing their new American culture in Miami, the four Garcia women iron their hair, smoke cigarettes, date American men, forget their Spanish, and lose their accents, all in their journey toward adulthood

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