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    "description": "A genre-defying debut, this queer historical YA centers a wild and reckless trio who fly in the face of small-town tradition\u2014full of compassion, love, and determination to live the lives of their choosing.\n\nIt\u2019s 1904 on an island just west of Norway, and Asta Hedstrom doesn\u2019t want to marry her odious betrothed, Nils. But her mother believes she should be grateful for the possibility of any domestic future, given her single-sided deafness, unconventional appearance, and even stranger notions. Asta would rather spend her life performing in the village theater with her fellow outcasts: her best friend Gunnar Fuglestad and his secret boyfriend, wealthy Erlend Fournier.\n\nBut the situation takes a dire turn when Nils lashes out in jealousy\u2014gravely injuring Gunnar. Shunning marriage for good, Asta moves with Gunnar and Erlend to their secluded cabin above town. With few ties left to their families, they have one shot at gaining enough kroner to secure their way of life: win the village\u2019s annual horse race.\n\nDespite Gunnar\u2019s increasing misgivings, Asta and Erlend intend to prove this unheard-of arrangement will succeed. Asta trains as a blacksmith; Erlend cares for recovering Gunnar. But as race day approaches, the villagers\u2019 hateful ignorance only grows stronger. With this year\u2019s competition proving dangerous for the trio, Asta and Erlend soon find they face another equally deadly peril: the possibility of losing Gunnar, and their found family, forever.",
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