{"product_id":"2940152110807","title":"The Black Horse Tavern","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE BLACK HORSE TAVERN is Raymond Fraser's landmark first book of fiction. Revised and edited by the author, this long-awaited definitive edition features a novella and nine stories, along with a new Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"All ten stories in THE BLACK HORSE TAVERN bear the Fraser touch: gutsy realism, originality, and humour. The effect is hilarious, moving, and sad. It's quite a book.\" BETTY SHAPIRO, Montreal Gazette\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Raymond Fraser is one of the most gifted writers I know, and among his gifts are two that are all too rare: a zest for life and a sense of humour. He belongs to the timeless tradition of story tellers.\" ALDEN NOWLAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rattling good yarns without managed thrills and contrived tension, THE BLACK HORSE TAVERN is the reflection of a man who has lived a life far from quiet desperation. Like Fraser's poetry, it is relentless, subtle, disturbing, bearing the stamp of immediately recognizable talent and nifty writing.\" JOHN RICHMOND, Montreal Star\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The best literary voice to come belling out of the Maritimes in decades.\" FARLEY MOWAT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A highly original voice that is occasionally sad, sometimes very comic. A real pleasure to read.\" ALAN DAWE, Vancouver Sun\u003cbr\u003e\"One of Canada's truly great writers.\" GAIL MACMILLAN, Author, Ceilidh’s Quest\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raymond Fraser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081073606896,"sku":"2940152110807","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152110807_p0.jpg?v=1764019612","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152110807","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}