{"title":"Bruce Cinnamon","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"melting-queen-the-book-bruce-cinnamon-9781988732503","title":"The Melting Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Sixth Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize - Literary Fiction Category \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for Best Speculative Fiction at the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for Best Book Design at the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards \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":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49739224711441,"sku":"NGR9781988732503","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50329080168721,"sku":"CIN1988732506G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53577740255505,"sku":"CIN1988732506A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1988732506.jpg?v=1751449976"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-bruce-cinnamon.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}