Anthony McCarten was born in New Zealand, in 1961. He was just twenty-five when he, together with Stephen Sinclair, scored an international hit with their play ›Ladies Night‹; its unauthorised film adaptation ›The Full Monty‹ went on to become one of the most successful of film comedies worldwide. His first three novels – ›Death of a Superhero‹, ›The English Harem‹ and ›Show of Hands‹ – were acclaimed by critics and readers alike.
»Here's a writer with heart and an amazing boldness of invention... There i not a false sentiment or conventional genuflection in this book.«Timothy Mo