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    The Lager Queen of Minnesota: A Novel
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    The Lager Queen of Minnesota: A Novel

    Written by J. Ryan Stradal

    Narrated by Judith Ivey

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    About this audiobook

    A novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate and the secrets of making a world-class beer, from the best-selling 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 23, 2019
    ISBN9781524777685
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      This audiobook is great! It made me laugh and it made me cry. I’m going to recommend it to everyone I know. And then I’ll drink a beer.