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Brief Biography
Wolfville-born Susan Haley holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and taught at the universities of Calgary and Saskatchewan. Two of her novels, Getting Married in Buffalo Jump and A Nest of Singing Birds, have been made into movies for CBC TV. Her third novel, How to Start a Charter Airline, draws on her experience owning a charter airline in the Northwest Territories for nearly 15 years. Susan now lives in Black River, N.S., and has published several books with Gaspereau Press of Wolfville.
Selected List of Publications
- The Murder of Medicine Bear. Gaspereau Press, 2003. ISBN 1-894031-76-8.
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- Maggie's Family. Gaspereau Press, 2002. ISBN 9-781894-031585.
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- The Complaints Department. Gaspereau Press, 2000. ISBN 1-894031-26-1.
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- Blame it on the Spruce Budworm. Gaspereau Press, 1998. ISBN 1-894031-06-7.
- "An interesting romp through familiar territory, Susan Haley's Blame it on the Spruce Budworm is a lighter look at what some envious folks think is a simple, slow-paced rural lifestyle." - from "Haley's fourth novel a clear cut success." Atlantic Books Today, Spring 1998.
- How to Start a Charter Airline. Macmillan, 1993. ISBN 0-7715-9048-2.
- "All the scenes and most of the dialogue keep pushing toward the conclusion. The author never lets herself get sidetracked, and all the elements - characters, landscape, weather - are conveyed through brisk and often very compact sentences." - from "Haley's third novel for thinking readers." Review by Virginia Beaton. Halifax Mail Star, May 20, 1994.
- Getting Married in Buffalo Jump. E.P. Dutton/ Macmillan, 1987. ISBN 0-7715-9903-X.
- A Nest of Singing Birds. NeWest, 1984. ISBN 0-920316-61-1.
Awards
Nominated for W. H. Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award, 1985.
