Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir, (Paperback)

from nancynova

books about people bookbox; Very interesting, but I don't think I could do it! Franz's fiancee breaks the engagement weeks before the wedding. He can't get the $$ back, so they have the reception anyway, sans bride. And (because this is before 9/11), he takes his brother on the honeymoon trip to ...

from heaward

This was a travel memoir written from a different perspective than usual. I would call the author a "man's man" though I don't like the expression. Maybe he's a little insecure. Not the usual self-deprecating humor of Bill Bryson or J. Maarten Troost. Still, a very interesting story of traveling ...

from worldsedge

Kind of a cute premise, some interesting asides and humorous stories, but on balance I just could not engage with the main character. Nor did I really even ever get a sense of the locales where he was travelling. It seemed to be page after page, "Look at me, ma, an Orange County Republican in Mos...

from PermaSwooned

Interesting concept. Mr. Wisner's bride virtually left him at the altar, and so he celebrated the "wedding" with friends, since some money could not be recouped, and went on the honeymoon to Costa Rica with his brother. Both of them encountered job difficulties, so they quit their jobs, sold lots...

from tjsjohanna

This is one of those "what if I did this?" memoirs. Mr. Wisner and his brother find themselves on a massive trip around the world, exploring where the wind takes them, forging brotherly bonds, and coming to terms with some of the disappointments of the past. It's easy reading, there is just enoug...