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A Gritty Little Tourist Town

Bar Tales from Costa Rica

ISBN-13: 9798896361107

Author(s): Willa Goodfellow

Subjects: Humour

Publisher: Simon And Schuster Group USA

Publisher Imprint: She Writes Press

Publication Date: 07-04-2026

Format: Paperback / softback

Availability: In stock

£16.99
A Gritty Little Tourist Town

About the book

Willa and her wife travel to Costa Rica to visit family - but what they discover is far more than they expected . In a sleepy fishing village on the Pacific coast, they meet a vibrant, curious group of expats who have come looking for paradise - or at least cheap beer. At the Pato Loco, a local bar where stories flow as freely as the drinks, they meet Mama, the blind seventy-two-year-old co-owner of the place; her partner Mary, Willa's sister, a bartender and installation artist; Richie, the aging hippie whose words are few but weighty; and a whole cast of unforgettable characters who will answer questions like: What is it really like to live in another country? How important is it to learn the local language? How does a tight-knit community face the pressure of development? Can you survive dengue - and would you want to? Oh, and how do you perform CPR on a fish? A collection of stories full of humor, heart, and wisdom from unexpected places, A Gritty Little Tourist Town follows Willa as she discovers connection within this community of strangers - one bar tale at a time.