Yolanda Garcia is taking a trip to the Dominican Republic to revisit the country where she was born, and which her family was forced to flee for New York when she was a child. Previously privileged and wealthy, the family finds it hard to adjust to immigrant life in the Bronx, particularly their tough old-world father, Papi. As they try immerse themselves in the American way of life, Yolanda and her three sisters begin to rebel against Papi's traditions and values, each in their own way. But, however the girls may iron the curls from their hair and blend their Hispanic accents to fit in, they will always see the world through Dominican eyes. Now Yolanda needs to return one more time, to recover forgotten memories and remember that part of her she lost.
- ISBN10 0452287073
- ISBN13 9780452287075
- Publish Date 1 October 2005 (first published 1 June 1992)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Plume Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 286
- Language English