
Douglas Stuart on 'Shuggie Bain'
Louisiana Literature
How to Dance Like a Proud Mother
You should hear Dr. Stuart read from his book and would you read a little extract so that we can hear how you, because there is also an audio book, but it's not read by you. We are about halfway through the book and Agnes is a very proud mother. After she's been abandoned by her husband, she does descend into addiction. She falls in love with a new man who seems to be everything she wants - he's a very upstanding man. But before they go out on their first date Agnes asks Shuggie to teach her how to dance. They have this beautiful moment and he teaches her how to danced to Thriller by Michael Jackson,. which
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