Shortlisted for the 2018 ReLit Award
In this new novel by ReLit award–winning, Leacock-nominated writer Andrew Kaufman, the narrator eschews the usual avenues of mid-life crisis-sportscars, mistresses-and instead seeks meaning in the least likely of places: small claims court. There, he struggles to understand what’s gone wrong in his marriage, his career as a writer, and his relationship with his two young children.
With small observations, subtle investigations, and the pursuit of small-scale justice, he attempts to rebuild his faith in humanity through the framework of a court system that won’t let you sue for damages above twenty thousand dollars.
Small Claims
is a big dose of tenderness for the frailties of the heart.
"[Kaufman's] prose is so refreshingly heartfelt and natural that he makes it easy to believe.”
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The Coast