Anthony McCarten
Show of Hands

»The endurance test becomes one of biblical proportions, with phases of violence, extreme weather, grief, absurdity and corruption. McCarten squeezes every bit of dramatic potential from the setup, giving readers a deeply satisfying narrative about dedication, connection and possibility. «Publishers Weekly

»Anthony McCarten has the amazing gift of writing stories in such a way that they break your heart even as you laugh along with his ideas, turns of phrase and his unbeatable humour.«Hamburger Abendblatt

»McCarten is so good telling a yarn that reading this novel is a veritable delight.«Schweizer Illustrierte

»Taking a simple idea, McCarten spins from it the maximum tension, depth of emotion and linguistic finesse. A few brushstrokes and snatches of dialogue and he has sketched his protagonists in this wonderful novel.«Bücherschau

»Moving, exciting, funny ... a great story!«Für Sie

»McCarten’s novel is both furious and warm-hearted, a humorous piece of literature.«Bayerischer Rundfunk

»There’s hardly anyone else who looks so deeply into the human heart and yet remains funny, as Anthony McCarten does. His talent for bizarre situations and original characters comes to the fore in his third novel, Show of Hands. A wonderfully written novel. Anthony McCarten takes the absurd premise as a springboard for a highly amusing look into the human soul and is unsparing in his criticism of a society of sharp elbows.«ZDF