{"product_id":"9781988732503","title":"Melting Queen, The","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":"Bruce Cinnamon (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47044677697757,"sku":"9781988732503","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/6860\/1821\/files\/BNCImageAPI_c5bc97d0-31b9-4c67-814a-3cb9cc8ddc1f.jpg?v=1763665707","url":"https:\/\/thenextchaptergp.com\/products\/9781988732503","provider":"The Next Chapter  -  Books, Puzzles and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}