More Die of Heartbreak

KennethTrachtenberg,thewittyandeccentricnarratorofMoreDieofHeartbreak,haslefthisnativeParisfortheMidwest.Hehascometobenearhisbeloveduncle,theworld-renownedbotanistBennCrader,self-described“plantvisionary.”Whilehisstudiestakehimaroundtheworld,Benn,arestlessspirit,hasnotbeenabletosatisfyhislongingsafterhisfirstmarriageandlivesfromaffairtoaffairandfrom“blisstobreakdown.”Imaginingthatasettledexistencewillendhisanguish,Benntiestheknotagain,openingthedoortoafloodofnewtorments.AsKennethgrappleswithhisownproblemsinvolvinghisunusuallady-friendTreckie,thetwomentrytofigureoutwhygiftedandintelligentpeopleinvariablyfindthemselves“knee-deepinthegarbageofapersonallife.”