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Uprooted 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 premiere novelists of our time.

Julia Alvarez was raised in the Dominican Republic and emigrated to the United States in 1960. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Yo!, In the Time of the Butterflies (a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist), and In the Name of Salome, a national bestseller. She is also the author of Something to Declare, a book of essays, and two poetry collections, The Other Side/El Otro Lado and Homecoming. All are available in Plume editions. Ms. Alvarez lives with her husband in Middlebury, Vermont. Visit the author's Web site at www.alvarezjulia.com.

I

3

(104)

Antojos

3

(21)

The Kiss

24

(16)

The Four Girls

40

(28)

Joe

68

(18)

The Rudy Elmenhurst Story

86

(21)

II

107

(88)

A Regular Revolution

107

(26)

Daughter of Invention

133

(17)

Trespass

150

(16)

Snow

166

(2)

Floor Show

168

(27)

III

195

The Blood of the Conquistadores

195

(30)

The Human Body

225

(14)

Still Lives

239

(17)

An American Surprise

256

(19)

The Drum

275

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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

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