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The Next Step in the Dance: A Novel Audiobook
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Paul Thibodeaux is a handsome young man married to Colette, the most beautiful woman in the small Louisiana town where they grew up. For Paul, life is complete: a wife he loves, machines to repair, and a lively local dance hall. But Colette wants more, and when she sets off for California in search of something better, Paul follows her there and back, waiting to see if she'll change her mind about him and about their life together. In the meantime, the oil bust of the eighties has destroyed their hometown, and Paul and Colette must salvage not only their marriage but their livelihoods. How they do this, and come to realize the importance of home and marriage, makes for a novel that is at once an adventure, a love story, and a moving portrait of a place and a culture rarely explored in contemporary fiction.
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"I read this in college b/c it's set in Louisiana - where I'm from, and I loved it then. That was over 10 years ago, and I have grown much since then, in what I enjoy reading. Therefore, I have no idea if this book is good literature or not, but I greatly enjoyed the story at that time in my life."
— Erika (5 out of 5 stars)
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" Good characters, good pacing, great read. He's an engaging storyteller. "
— Cynthia, 12/12/2013 -
" A little slow to start, but by the halfway point I couldn't put it down and finished in one sitting. "
— Melanie, 10/26/2013 -
" Simplier style than later novels. Good story! "
— Lee, 7/28/2013 -
" Enjoyed thios book, would read more by this author. "
— Diana, 7/8/2013 -
" Really loved this book because the settings and characters are so familar. Love Southern Lit. "
— Dianne, 5/5/2013 -
" Not often a story draws a tear to the eye. "
— Yvonne, 5/1/2013 -
" An early work by an author whose work I've come to love. The characters come from a singular place in America, and their experience trying to live elsewhere is universal, as is their struggle in relationships. "
— Aaron, 3/12/2013 -
" This book is wonderful! The story keeps you interested and there is a winsome sweetness in all the characters. It's very real and a fun read, but with depth. Enjoy! "
— Aileen, 3/10/2013 -
" This book was okay. I loved the patois of the minor characters, and the setting was great. But the central relationship left me a bit cold. I felt the wife was completely unsympathetic and I couldn't like the husband as much as I wanted because he went along with her craziness. Overall, average. "
— Truthmonkey, 2/4/2013 -
" Read this in English 101, while attending Nicholls State. Very good book!! "
— Jessica, 9/30/2012 -
" Fun, quick read. It made me homesick for Louisiana. Gautreaux nails the lingo, culture and people. "
— Maria, 9/24/2012
About Tim Gautreaux
Tim Gautreaux is the author of three novels and two earlier short story collections. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, The Atlantic, Harper’s, and GQ. After teaching for thirty years at Southeastern Louisiana University, he now lives with his wife in Chattanooga, Tennessee.