No More Giants
Published on 30. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-1-915812-08-7 (ISBN)
Description
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. Jenny struggles to survive and escape from the frustrations and hatred of her parents. Ignored when first published, No More Giants is now recognized as a classic work about women in the American West.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Norwich
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-915812-08-7 (9781915812087)
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Persons
Joaquina Ballard Howles was born and raised on a ranch in rural Nevada north of Winemucca. After graduating from Mills College in Oakland, she married Jeffrey Howles, a British oil executive, and lived in Alberta, Canada, and London. She published her second novel, Brighter Later in 2020, 54 years after No More Giants.
Judy Blunt is professor of English and director of the creative writing program at the University of Montana. She spent 30 years on ranches in Montana, which she has written about in her Willa Award-winning memoir Breaking Clean.
Nancy Cook is a professor emerita for the University of Montana. Raised on sheep ranches, she has written extensively on ranching life, environmental issues, and the literature of the American West.
Judy Blunt is professor of English and director of the creative writing program at the University of Montana. She spent 30 years on ranches in Montana, which she has written about in her Willa Award-winning memoir Breaking Clean.
Nancy Cook is a professor emerita for the University of Montana. Raised on sheep ranches, she has written extensively on ranching life, environmental issues, and the literature of the American West.