{"product_id":"9780692809440","title":"Love in Translation: Letters to My Costa Rican Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen a Phoenix schoolteacher buys a one-way ticket to Costa Rica, she gets pretty much what she hopes for: salvation on a bus, enlightenment in a taxi, and a serendipitous romp of a reporting career. What she doesn't see coming is a decade-long affair with the country's sly and hilarious street slang, whose wit and wisdom changes the way she sees life, love, and eventually motherhood. A delight for travel buffs, parents and linguists alike, Katherine Stanley Obando's ingenious and soulful phrasebook portrays a Costa Rica most tourists never see - and explains how what's lost in translation helped her find herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Love in Translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No one who loves Costa Rica should be without this delightful book - but it will also speak to anyone who has ever been far from home, or loved a child, or marveled at the power of language. 'Love in Translation' has earned a cherished and permanent spot on my bookshelf and in my heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Oscar Arias, Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Laureate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Delicious... Lovingly written, with luminous joy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Carlos Arauz, author of Costa Rica: leyendas y tradiciones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is cross culture at its most charming.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Henrietta Boggs, Former Costa Rican First Lady, author of Married to a Legend: Don Pepe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"She has taught us a valuable lesson: that our language and culture are rich and worthy of preservation. We must carry it in our souls. The pride of being Costa Rican, just the way we are.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-María Mayela Padilla, National Culture Award-winning writer and folklorist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Tico Times Publications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49784893800688,"sku":"9780692809440","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692809440","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}