{"product_id":"melting-queen-the","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":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture souple","offer_id":46212694835410,"sku":"9781988732503","price":20.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Livre numérique Kobo","offer_id":46212694868178,"sku":"eff9823c-78a1-396d-9e36-cb71275a987e","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_641d86f6-5600-4f60-a237-6ed995877835.jpg?v=1763630857","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/melting-queen-the","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}