 [ Large Cover ] | The Complaints Department Susan Haley 2002 / Fiction / $18.95 9781894031264 / Trade paper / 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 Has Special Edition: 9781894031257 Has a Newer Edition: 9781894031981 | Other Books by this Author |  | Petitot: A Novel Susan Haley 2013 / Ficton / $31.95 CAN / $31.95 US 9781554471263 / Trade paper |  | The Complaints Department Susan Haley 2005 / Fiction / $27.95 CAN / $27.95 US 9781894031981 / Trade paper |  | The Murder of Medicine Bear Susan Haley 2003 / Fiction / $49.95 CAN / $49.95 US 9781894031776 / Fine |  | The Murder of Medicine Bear Susan Haley 2003 / Fiction / $27.95 CAN / $27.95 US 9781894031769 / Trade paper |  | Maggie’s Family Susan Haley 2002 / Fiction / $49.95 CAN / $49.95 US 9781894031592 / Fine |  | Maggie’s Family Susan Haley 2002 / Fiction / $21.95 CAN / $21.95 US 9781894031585 / Trade paper |  | The Complaints Department Susan Haley 2002 / Fiction / $49.95 CAN / $49.95 US 9781894031257 / Fine |  | Blame it on the Spruce Budworm Susan Haley 1998 / Fiction / $17.95 CAN / $17.95 US 9781894031066 / Trade paper |
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