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Very good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Brand
Unbranded
Type
Novel
MPN
Does not apply
ISBN
9780399563058

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0399563059
ISBN-13
9780399563058
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309344976

Product Key Features

Book Title
Lager Queen of Minnesota : a Novel
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Contemporary Women, Family Life, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Author
J. Ryan Stradal
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-057023
Reviews
Praise for The Lager Queen of Minnesota: "Utterly charming. . . Stradal loves and knows his territory, and his affection for the Midwest--with all its stubbornness, stoicism, long memories, readiness to provide aid and quiet pride in excellence--gleams on every page." --Janet Fitch, bestselling author of The Revolution of Marina M. Praise for Kitchens of the Great Midwest: "An impressive feat of narrative jujitsu. . . that keeps readers turning the pages too fast to realize just how ingenious they are." -- The New York Times Book Review, Editor''s Pick "This is a book that made me want to have a more full and colorful life, a life with cookbooks and a well-used kitchen, and to delight at all the goodness that can be put in front of us." -- Los Angeles Review of Books "A sweet and savory treat." -- People "The author''s gentle skewering of foodie snobs (from county fair doyennes to the vegan/gluten-free/soy-free police) is spot on, and the blend of humor, warmth, and longing that he uses to portray family relationships make the book insightful and endearing. Savor it page by page." --Oprah.com " Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a terrific reminder of what can be wrested from suffering and struggle - not only success, but also considerable irony, a fair amount of wisdom and a decent meal." --Jane Smiley, The Guardian "Warning: this will make you hungry. . . . You won''t be able to put it down. And it will up your kitchen game." --The Skimm "Garrison Keillor''s got nothing on [J. Ryan Stradal]!" --NPR, "Here and Now" "A tender coming-of-age story with a mix of finely rendered pathos and humor." -- The Washington Post "Stradal''s debut novel tackles foodie culture with all the finesse of a pastry chef. . . Reading Kitchens is all pleasure." --LA Magazine "Stradal''s debut is charming, rife with hardy, self-deprecating humor, but in Kitchens of the Great Midwest [Stradal] really proves his mettle as a novelist to look out for." --Bustle.com "Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a big-hearted, funny, and class-transcending pleasure. It''s also both a structural and empathetic tour de force, stepping across worlds in the American midwest, and demonstrating with an enviable tenderness and ingenuity the tug of war between our freedom to pursue our passions and our obligations to those we love." --Jim Shepard, author of Project X and National Book Award finalist Like You''d Understand, Anyway "Tender, funny, and moving, J. Ryan Stradal''s debut novel made me crave my mother''s magic cookie bars...and every good tomato I''ve ever had the privilege of eating. Kitchens of the Great Midwest manages to be at once sincere yet sharply observed, thoughtful yet swiftly paced, and the lives of its fallible, realistic, and complicated characters mattered to me deeply. It''s a fantastic book." --Edan Lepucki, bestselling author of California "In Kitchens of the Great Midwest, a charming, fast-moving round robin tale of food, sensuality and Midwestern culture, Mr. Stradal has delivered one extremely tasty, well-seasoned debut in what is sure to be a long and savory career." --Janet Fitch, author White Oleander "From the quite literally burning passions of a lonely eleven-year-old girl with an exceptional palate, to the ethical dilemmas behind a batch of Blue Ribbon Peanut Butter Bars, J. Ryan Stradal writes with a special kind of meticulous tenderness--missing nothing and accepting everything. A superbly gratifying debut." --Meg Howrey, author of The Crane''s Dance, Praise for Kitchens of the Great Midwest: "An impressive feat of narrative jujitsu. . . that keeps readers turning the pages too fast to realize just how ingenious they are." -- The New York Times Book Review, Editor's Pick "This is a book that made me want to have a more full and colorful life, a life with cookbooks and a well-used kitchen, and to delight at all the goodness that can be put in front of us." -- Los Angeles Review of Books "A sweet and savory treat." -- People "The author's gentle skewering of foodie snobs (from county fair doyennes to the vegan/gluten-free/soy-free police) is spot on, and the blend of humor, warmth, and longing that he uses to portray family relationships make the book insightful and endearing. Savor it page by page." --Oprah.com " Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a terrific reminder of what can be wrested from suffering and struggle - not only success, but also considerable irony, a fair amount of wisdom and a decent meal." --Jane Smiley, The Guardian "Warning: this will make you hungry. . . . You won't be able to put it down. And it will up your kitchen game." --The Skimm "Garrison Keillor's got nothing on [J. Ryan Stradal]!" --NPR, "Here and Now" "A tender coming-of-age story with a mix of finely rendered pathos and humor." -- The Washington Post "Stradal's debut novel tackles foodie culture with all the finesse of a pastry chef. . . Reading Kitchens is all pleasure." --LA Magazine "Stradal's debut is charming, rife with hardy, self-deprecating humor, but in Kitchens of the Great Midwest [Stradal] really proves his mettle as a novelist to look out for." --Bustle.com "Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a big-hearted, funny, and class-transcending pleasure. It's also both a structural and empathetic tour de force, stepping across worlds in the American midwest, and demonstrating with an enviable tenderness and ingenuity the tug of war between our freedom to pursue our passions and our obligations to those we love." --Jim Shepard, author of Project X and National Book Award finalist Like You'd Understand, Anyway "Tender, funny, and moving, J. Ryan Stradal's debut novel made me crave my mother's magic cookie bars...and every good tomato I've ever had the privilege of eating. Kitchens of the Great Midwest manages to be at once sincere yet sharply observed, thoughtful yet swiftly paced, and the lives of its fallible, realistic, and complicated characters mattered to me deeply. It's a fantastic book." --Edan Lepucki, bestselling author of California "In Kitchens of the Great Midwest, a charming, fast-moving round robin tale of food, sensuality and Midwestern culture, Mr. Stradal has delivered one extremely tasty, well-seasoned debut in what is sure to be a long and savory career." --Janet Fitch, author White Oleander "From the quite literally burning passions of a lonely eleven-year-old girl with an exceptional palate, to the ethical dilemmas behind a batch of Blue Ribbon Peanut Butter Bars, J. Ryan Stradal writes with a special kind of meticulous tenderness--missing nothing and accepting everything. A superbly gratifying debut." --Meg Howrey, author of The Crane's Dance
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Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
A National Bestseller " The perfect pick-me-up on a hot summer day. " --Washington Post " 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." --People Magazine A 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 Two 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. With 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. Meanwhile, 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? Here 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., A National Bestseller " The perfect pick-me-up on a hot summer day. " --Washington Post " 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." --People Magazine A 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 Two 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. With 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. Meanwhile, 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? Here 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., Edith Magnusson's rhubarb pies are famous in the Twin Cities. Still, she lays awake wondering how her life might have been different if her father hadn't left their family farm to her sister Helen. With the proceeds from the farm Helen built her husband s soda business into the top selling brewery in Minnesota. But when the fortune begins its inevitable decline, Diana Winter earns a shot at learning the beer business from the ground up. When the unthinkable happens, it's up to Grandma Edith to secure the next generation's chances for a better future. Can Grandma Edith's Rhubarb Pie In A Bottle Ale save Diana's fledgling brewery?
LC Classification Number
PS3619.T7224L24 2019

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