David Bowie certainly knew what he was talking about when he penned the line: ‘Put on your red shoes and dance…’

Because as beleaguered ex-pat Brits Belinda, Julia, Laura and Georgina discover in Isabella May’s sunny third novel Costa del Churros, it really is possible to dance your troubles away.

Or, at least, in the case of the four friends, confidence on the dance floor translates into an ability to face head on the issues that are making their lives a misery.

And, boy, despite the happy faces they try and present to the world, all four women are seriously unhappy. Continue reading →