"Less" by Andrew Sean Greer

“Trying to avoid his ex's wedding, a somewhat successful writer accepts invitations to literary events across the world, from Mexico to Japan. Escapist, funny, and Pulitzer-prize winning, a true triple threat. “Strange to be almost fifty, no? I feel like I just understood how to be young." "Yes! It's like the last day in a foreign country. You finally figure out where to get coffee, and drinks, and a good steak. And then you have to leave. And you won't ever be back.””

“the best and funniest description of someone heartbroken and ashamed trying to run away from it all. I loved it, platonic ideal of a vacation read "they might have done, many of them. So many people will do. But once you've actually been in love, you can't live with "will do"; it's worse than living with yourself."”