{"product_id":"the-lager-queen-of-minnesota-isbn-9781524778422","title":"The Lager Queen of Minnesota","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Bestseller!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003eThe perfect pick-me-up on a hot summer day.\u003cb\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“[A] charmer of a tale. . . Warm, witty and--like any good craft beer--complex, the saga delivers a subtly feminist and wholly life-affirming message.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—People Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate and the secrets of making a world-class beer, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKitchens of the Great Midwest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo sisters, one farm. A family is split when their father leaves their shared inheritance entirely to Helen, his younger daughter. Despite baking award-winning pies at the local nursing home, her older sister, Edith, struggles to make what most people would call a living.  So she can't help wondering what her life would have been like with even a portion of the farm money her sister kept for herself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the proceeds from the farm, Helen builds one of the most successful light breweries in the country, and makes their company motto ubiquitous: \"Drink lots. It's Blotz.\" Where Edith has a heart as big as Minnesota, Helen's is as rigid as a steel keg.  Yet one day, Helen will find she needs some help herself, and she could find a potential savior close to home. . . if it's not too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Edith's granddaughter, Diana, grows up knowing that the real world requires a tougher constitution than her grandmother possesses. She earns a shot at learning the IPA business from the ground up--will that change their fortunes forever, and perhaps reunite her splintered family?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere we meet a cast of lovable, funny, quintessentially American characters eager to make their mark in a world that's often stacked against them. In this deeply affecting family saga, resolution can take generations, but when it finally comes, we're surprised, moved, and delighted.\u003cb\u003eJ. Ryan Stradal \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eKitchens of the Great Midwest\u003c\/i\u003e and national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lager Queen of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Granta, The Rumpus,\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut, \u003ci\u003eKitchens of the Great Midwest,\u003c\/i\u003e won the American Booksellers Association Indie's Choice Award for Adult Debut Book of the Year. Born and raised in Minnesota, he currently lives in California with his family.","brand":"Random House Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303434342629,"sku":"NP9781524778422","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781524778422.jpg?v=1767740098","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-lager-queen-of-minnesota-isbn-9781524778422","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}