Shakespeare & Co. is pleased to host a celebration of the release of the neglected Western novel No More Giants by Joaquina Ballard Howles on Tuesday, December 5, at 7:00 pm. Missoula author Judy Blunt, who wrote the introduction, will read from the book and Brad Bigelow, the editor, will talk about rediscovering No More Giants and introduce the rest of the Recovered Books series from Boiler House Press. This event is free and open to the public.

A gripping story of a young woman growing up in the harsh setting of a Nevada ranch in the 1940s, No More Giants combines a deep love for the land with a bracingly honest view of family conflicts and the loss of dreams. Published in England in 1966, it received outstanding reviews but was quickly forgotten. This is the first time the book has been available in the U.S.

Joaquina Ballard Howles was born in 1930, grew up on ranches near the Nevada-Oregon border, attended Mills College, and now lives in England. The afterword to No More Giants was written by Nancy Cook, professor emerita of English at the University of Montana. The Recovered Books series from Boiler House Press brings long-forgotten but exceptional books to today’s readers.