[ Large Image ] | The Complaints Department Susan Haley 2002 / Fiction / $49.95 9781894031257 / Fine / 304 pp Edition is out of print After his bureaucracy-savvy little brother beats him in the band chief election and his wife—tired of his drinking, gambling, and neglect—kicks him out, Robert Woodcutter moves into an abandoned fish factory with the town fool—an unlikely start to his journey toward love and reconciliation. Set in the fictional Dene community of Prohibition Creek, N.W.T., The Complaints Department is driven by tensions and jealousies between brothers, husbands and wives, and modern and traditional ways. A whimsical exploration of a community in transition. Review: “Haley’s dialogue is strong, her characters well developed and the plot ticks along without a hitch—it’s a great read.” Ray Cronin, Fredericton Daily Gleaner “The Complaints Department is a quietly effective novel about second chances and the triumph of hope over despair.” Virginia Beaton, Halifax Chronicle Herald Is a special edition of the book: 9781894031264 | Other Books by this Author | Petitot: A Novel Susan Haley 2013 / Fiction / $31.95 CAN 9781554471263 / Trade paper / 368 pp | The Complaints Department Susan Haley 2005 / Fiction / $27.95 CAN 9781894031981 / Trade paper / 336 pp | The Murder of Medicine Bear Susan Haley 2003 / Fiction / $49.95 CAN 9781894031776 / Fine / 464 pp | The Murder of Medicine Bear Susan Haley 2003 / Fiction / $27.95 CAN 9781894031769 / Trade paper / 464 pp | Maggie’s Family Susan Haley 2002 / Fiction / $49.95 CAN 9781894031592 / Fine / 288 pp | Maggie’s Family Susan Haley 2002 / Fiction / $21.95 CAN 9781894031585 / Trade paper / 288 pp | The Complaints Department Susan Haley 2002 / Fiction / $18.95 CAN 9781894031264 / Trade paper / 304 pp | Blame it on the Spruce Budworm Susan Haley 1998 / Fiction / $17.95 CAN 9781894031066 / Trade paper / 240 pp |