Dancing After Hours is a book of
short stories by
Andre Dubus. First published in 1996 by Knopf, it was one of that year's
New York Times Notable Books of the Year.[1]
Contents
"The Intruder" — a confused adolescent boy's fantasies bring disaster.
"A Love Song" — Catherine discovers her husband is having an affair.
"Falling In Love" — a Vietnam veteran's love affair ends when his lover seeks an abortion.
"Blessings" — Rusty deals with the aftermath of a horrific shark attack during a family vacation.
"Sunday Morning" — a woman whose friend was murdered is convinced that she will never love and be loved.
"All the Time in the World" — LuAnn Arceneaux meets Ted Briggs and falls in love.
"Woman on a Plane" — a woman who hates flying travels on a plane to visit her dying brother.
"The Colonel's Wife" — a veteran depends on his wife for everything after breaking his legs in a freak accident.
"The Lover" — an aging man has a love affair with a younger woman and feels guilty for his failed marriages.
"The Last Moon" — a young woman convinces her sixteen-year-old lover to murder her husband.
"The Timing of Sin" — LuAnn Arceneaux tells her friend Marsha of an occasion when she almost committed adultery.
"At Night" — an old woman's husband dies in the night beside her.
"Out of the Snow" — LuAnn Arceneaux beats two home invaders and scares them away.
"Dancing After Hours" — a quadriplegic's tale of skydiving illuminates an extraordinary evening among a group of people in a bar.[2]