{"product_id":"the-lager-queen-of-minnesota-a-novel","title":"The Lager Queen of Minnesota: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA National Bestseller!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The perfect pick-me-up on a hot summer day.”\u003cbr\u003e—Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.”\u003cbr\u003e—People Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate and the secrets of making a world-class beer, from the bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Cat Fables","offers":[{"title":"Used - Like New","offer_id":47681683423381,"sku":"9780399563065UL","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/2456\/3093\/files\/9780399563065.jpg?v=1786042241","url":"https:\/\/www.blackcatfables.com\/products\/the-lager-queen-of-minnesota-a-novel","provider":"Black Cat Fables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}