Garcia, Cristina — The Aguero Sisters

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Edition, though perhaps a later printing thereof, since no "number" line is present. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Bound handsomely in a two-tone paper over boards. Bound simply in two-tone paper over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. From the publisher's blurb, "A novel about two Cuban sisters who have been estranged for 30 years. One smuggled herself off the island in 1962 and the other still lives in Cuba and is a devoted daughter of the revolution. It is the story about the power of family myth to mask, transform, and, finally, reveal the truth. The author has been a Gugenheim Fellow, a Hodder Fellow, and the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award." 299 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,