The Garcias-Dr. Carlos (Papi), his wife Laura (Mami), and their
four daughters, Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofia-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. Garcia'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 Garcia 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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