How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents is a novel of acculturation by Julia Alvarez first published in 1992. Told in reverse chronological order and from shifting points of view, the novel, which consists of 15 interconnected short stories, covers more than 30 years in the lives of four sisters very close in age who, together with their parents, are forced out of Trujillo's Dominican Republic and start a new life in New York City. Part I (covering events between 1989 and 1972) Part II (1970—1960) Part III (1960—1956) The Garcías are one of the prominent and wealthy Dominican clans tracing their roots back to the Conquistador. Carlos García, a physician and the head of the family, is the youngest of 35 children his father sired during his lifetime, both in and out of wedlock. Laura, Carlos's wife, also comes from an important family: her father is a factory owner and a diplomat with the United Nations. Many members of the extended family live as neighbours in large houses on an... full article at wikipedia