{"product_id":"melting-queen","title":"Melting Queen By Cinnamon, Bruce","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Sixth Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize-Literary Fiction Category!\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Best Speculative Fiction at the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Best Book Design at the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecond Place in the Prose Category at the 2019 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery year since 1904, when the ice breaks up on the North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton has crowned a Melting Queen-a woman who presides over the Melting Day spring carnival and who must keep the city''s spirits up over the following winter. But this year, something has changed: a genderfluid ex-frat brother called River Runson is named as Melting Queen. As River''s reign upends the city''s century-old traditions, Edmonton tears itself in two, with progressive and reactionary factions fighting a war for Edmonton''s soul. Ultimately, River must uncover the hidden history of Melting Day, forcing Edmonton to confront the dark underbelly of its traditions and leading the city into a new chapter in its history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing satire with compassion, Bruce Cinnamon''s debut novel combines history and magic to weave a splendid future-looking tale. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57808645456254,"sku":"NW9781988732503","price":12.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781988732503.jpg?v=1786009311","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/melting-queen","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}