A wild scavenger hunt spanning continents and centuries
Lisbon, 1954. In 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 the many other lives connected to his, including that of the archival thief: his descendent, Nuno Bárbaro de Castro.
After stealing Garoto’s Final Will and Testament, Nuno Bárbaro de Castro—artifact hunter, grave robber, fake veterinarian, and agent of Angolan Independence—sets off to hunt the listed artifacts, while also collecting the distant relatives of those mentioned in the Will, even when they don’t want to be collected…
A rowdy, darkly funny, centuries-spanning revenge drama, The Wreckers moves between Portugal, Angola, Cuba, and Louisiana’s ‘Angola’ prison to examine the scars of the transatlantic slave trade, and the consequences of prolonged civil war.
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“Ambitious and many-layered, The Wreckers is a dizzying feat of storytelling. Historical, piratical, darkly compelling, it charts new depths.”
" - Chantel Acevedo, author of The Distant Marvels
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“A vast, endlessly inventive, and often very funny masterpiece. The Wreckers seems to contain the history of several continents, without ever once becoming a chore."
" - Thomas Peermohamed Lambert, author of Shibboleth
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“A sprawling and richly detailed saga, The Wreckers is an intricately plotted tale of vengeance.”
" - Flora Carr, author of The Tower
