Less: A Novel

Arthur Less a mid-list novelist is approaching his 50th birthday and he needs to grow up But first he needs to get out Arthurs much younger exceedingly beautiful ex-boyfriend is getting married and the last thing Arthur wants to do is attend the wedding So he accepts every half-baked literary invitation thats recently come his way slaps together his frequent flier miles leaves San Francisco and takes a trip around the world His travels take him to Mexico Spain Italy Germany Morocco Vietnam India and Japan Along the way he finds love despair adventure and plenty of misadventure is forced to come to terms with the fleeting of youth and the realities of life-in often quite hilarious ways