The Lager Queen of Minnesota: A Novel

Family Life Fiction

Author: J. Ryan Stradal

A novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate and the secrets of making a world-class beer.,,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….Read More

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