How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

by Alvarez, Julia

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents is a 1991 novel written by Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist Julia Alvarez. Told in reverse chronological order and narrated from shifting perspectives, the text possesses distinct qualities of a bildungsroman novel.

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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

by Alvarez, Julia (Author)

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Special presentation copy of How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez prepared for the friends of Algonquin Books. New, never opened of read and still in original plastic wrap. Author's first book signed by the author. A classic story and wonderful addition to your fiction collector's library.
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by ALVAREZ, Julia

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1991
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NC: Algonquin Books, 1991. in printed wraps. Advance Reading Copy of the author's breakthrough book. Her second offering. Brilliant copy!. Fine.
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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Plume Contemporary Fiction)

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by Alvarez, Julia

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1992-05-31
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How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

by Julia Alvarez

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1991
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Algonquin Books, 1991. not stated. Hardcover. Very Good +/good. In this debut novel, the García sisters--Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofía--and their family must flee their home in the Dominican Republic after their father's role in an attempt to overthrow a tyrannical dictator is discovered. They arrive in New York City in 1960 to a life far removed from… Read more about this item
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1991
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Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition of her first novel and second book following a volume of poetry. Fine in fine unclipped jacket.
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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

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1991
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Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1991 Algonquin Books 1st Edition, 1st Printing of Alvarez's first wonderful, highly praised novel. This book is in VeryGood/ VeryGood condition. The Hardback is square, tight, and clean, with small bumps on the top corner edges. The dust… Read more about this item
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by Alvarez, Julia

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1991
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Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1991. Uncorrected Proof. Trade paperback. Very good. The author's first novel. 290 pages. Uncorrected proof. Cover a bit stained. With the publisher's card to booksellers laid in. Inscribed on the title page, "Para Tomás-Con cariño caribeño, Julia Alvarez.
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by ALVAREZ, Julia

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1991
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Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1991. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Garcia's second book and first novel. A very well received book. A tight near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a very near fine dust jacket.
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HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENTS.

by Alvarez, Julia.

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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Plume Contemporary Fiction)

by Alvarez, Julia

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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents : A Novel

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents : A Novel

by Julia Alvarez

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