{"product_id":"9781928020103","title":"Rum River","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Definitive Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevised and corrected by the author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What William Burroughs's novel \u003ci\u003eJunky\u003c\/i\u003e is to drug addiction, Raymond Fraser's \u003ci\u003eRum River\u003c\/i\u003e is to alcoholism.\" EUGENE PETERS, Essayist \u0026amp; critic \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A raw, at times almost abrasive, emotional honesty is a signature Fraser leaves in all his writing, but never does it come through more clearly than in \u003ci\u003eRum River\u003c\/i\u003e. The book is as strong as anything ever written by American writer and kindred spirit Charles Bukowski.\" STEPHEN PATRICK CLARE, \u003ci\u003e Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As with all Raymond Fraser's books almost impossible to put down.\" BRIAN JEFFREY STREET, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Parachute Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's perceptive, magnetic and laced with humour.\" ANNE INGRAM, \u003ci\u003eThe Gleaner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Comic and horrifying.\" HEATHER SANDERSON, \u003ci\u003eCanadian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful enthralling read - intensely personal yet universally relevant. Necessary pain and the heart of a poet is required to write prose like this. It's the first time I read a book straight through in a long time.\" BERNELL MACDONALD, author, \u003ci\u003eBirds Of Passage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRum River\u003c\/i\u003e was my \u003ci\u003eCatcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e.\" Eric Myers, bibliophile\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lion's Head Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047062159600,"sku":"9781928020103","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781928020103_p0.jpg?v=1763636660","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781928020103","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}