Book ~ "How the World Makes Love ... And What It Taught a Jilted Groom" (2010) Franz Wisner

From Amazon ~ After he was ditched at the altar, the author decided to take his honeymoon anyway (hey, it was already paid for). He enlisted his brother, Kurt, to accompany him and then he wrote a book (Honeymoon with My Brother) about the experience. Now he’s written a follow-up in which he and his brother visit various foreign countries - including Brazil, Egypt, India, and Botswana - and talk to people about love, romance, sex and other related subjects. The book is all at once a travelogue, an exploration of the notion of love, and a story about a man who has somehow managed to turn a humiliating personal experience into a new kind of life. Wisner is a very funny writer when the situation calls for it, but he can also be tender, thoughtful, and wise. A must-read for fans of Honeymoon with My Brother but the book works just fine as a stand-alone, too.

A couple years ago, our street had a book club and one of the books we read was Honeymoon with My Brother. The author joined us during our book club via a conference call which was cool (he enjoys doing book clubs).

In his latest book, he explores what love is around the world while he himself is falling in love with Tracy (who eventually becomes his wife).

It was interesting to read about what people in other countries look for in relationships, the process in getting together, who cheats, etc.

Book ~ "Honeymoon With My Brother: A Memoir" Franz Wisner (2006)

From Amazon.com ~ Franz Wisner had the world by the tail. He was engaged to Annie and he worked as a government-relations official for a California real-estate giant, rubbing elbows with bigwig politicians. But then his fiancée dumped him days before their wedding and his boss demoted him. So he dragged his younger brother, Kurt, a Seattle realtor and divorcé, to Costa Rica for his already-scheduled honeymoon, where Wisner spilled his guts to a prostitute in the hotel bar. Both inspired and desperate, the two quit their jobs, sold their houses, gave away their belongings and traveled the world for two years, romping through Europe, then hitting the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. Along the way, Wisner got to know his brother in a way he never had and fought to move past his failed relationship.

This is the next book we have to read for our street's bookclub. Though I usually don't like the books that are picked (everyone else seems to), the bookclub has introduced me to books I wouldn't have read otherwise.

I enjoyed this book. It was interesting to read about their travels and his attempt to get over Annie.