{"product_id":"the-wreckers-george-makana-clark-hardcover","title":"The Wreckers -- George Makana Clark, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e Most Anticipated Book of September 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An elaborate, fiendishly plotted revenge tale.\"--\u003cem\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Zimbabwean author George Makana Clarke, an audacious, darkly comic, and wildly entertaining epic of pirates, con men, and the enduring scars of the slave trade.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLisbon, 1954. \u003c\/em\u003eIn the Military History Archives, a mysterious figure steals the Final Will and Testament of Garoto Bárbaro de Castro--a list of thirteen bequests, and a record of Garoto's remarkable life story. It is also a window onto many other lives connected to his, including that of the archival thief--his descendent, Nuno Bárbaro de Castro. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter stealing Garoto's Final Will and Testament, Nuno--artifact hunter, grave-robber, conman, fake veterinarian, and agent of Angolan Independence--sets off to hunt the listed artefacts, and unintentionally begins to collect the distant relatives of those mentioned in the Will, even when they don't want to be collected... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Wreckers \u003c\/em\u003eis a centuries-spanning tour de force that moves between Angola, Cuba, and Louisiana's \"Angola\" prison to examine the scars of the transatlantic slave trade, and the consequences of prolonged civil war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Makana Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889662006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2026","brand":"George Makana Clark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68209256333540,"sku":"9798889662006","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9798889662006.jpg?v=1794297340","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-wreckers-george-makana-clark-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}