Description
In the tradition of other great expatriate stories, such as The Sun Also Rises or All the Pretty Horses, Native Moments is a coming-of-age adventure set amid the lush landscape of Costa Rica.
After the death of his brother, Sanch Murray leaves for a surf trip to Costa Rica as a way to cope and sets out on a quixotic search for an alternative to the American Dream.
Set in 1999 Costa Rica, Sanch and his friend Jake Higdon wander the dirt roads of Tamarindo and surrounding areas chasing waves as a way to live out the romantic fantasy lifestyle of traveling surfers. Jake Higdon, six years Sanch’s senior, takes on the role of the wise leader and Sanch as his young apprentice. Sanch’s adventure leads to encounters with people who share world views he had never considered and could potentially shape his own changing perceptions about life. Through sometimes humorous episodes such as trying his hand as a matador at a roadside rodeo or in his not-so-humorous battle with dysentery, Sanch explores life’s beauty and wonder alongside the darker undercurrents of humanity. Along his journey, Sanch befriends a shamanic traveler named Rob, young revolutionaries from Venezuela, numerous expatriates from around the world trying to escape whatever it is that keeps chasing them, and a beautiful local girl named Andrea, who Sanch suspects is a prostitute but can’t help falling for.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Nic Schuck
Published: 09/15/2016
Publisher: Panhandle Books
ISBN: 9781637953495
Pages: 350
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 0.78″ H x 8.00″ L x 5.00″ W
About the Author
Schuck, Nic: – Nic Schuck of Pensacola, Florida teaches high school English and leads historic tours of Downtown Pensacola with Emerald Coast Tours, a company he started in 2012.
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