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The Next Step in the Dance
The Next Step in the Dance
Author: Tim Gautreaux
Paul Thibodeaux is an 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 a better life, Paul follows her there...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312181437
ISBN-10: 0312181434
Publication Date: 3/1998
Pages: 340
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4.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Picador USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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Very enjoyable read. I loved the setting in the deep South.
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Engaging novel by a Southern author - contented husband, restless wife, who both come to realize the importance of their home and their marriage. Good love story as well as adventure story.
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A true picture of life in south Louisiana that took me back to when I lived there. Couldn't put it down.
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Well written, fast paced story.
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I enjoyed Gautreaux's "The Clearing" so much I thought I would give this one a read, and I am so glad I did. This is a Louisiana story about 2 people easy to become attached to because of the way Mr. Gautreaux uses his real life southern Louisiana writing to grab the reader and not release you until you have read the last word on the very last page, and then wish there was more. You will follow them from their southern habitat to California and back to a hard scrabble existence in their beloved bayou country. It has a love story that is binds humor, adventure, adversity, and adventure into a great read. Try it you will like it as I did.
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This is a great book. Read it for book club just before hearing him speak at the Louisiana Book Festival. Describes the culture of the time in Louisiana extremely well. Great characters.


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