Martin Amis says new novel will get him 'in trouble with the feminists'
Author expects criticism of The Pregnant Widow, but insists it's "actually a very feminist book" that shows how his sister fell victim to the sexual revolution
Martin Amis's new novel The Pregnant Widow will explore his belief that the apparent freedom of the sexual revolution actually placed huge pressure on women, with his late sister Sally one of its victims. The author has written his sister – who died in 2000 after periods of depression and alcoholism – into the forthcoming book's storyline, and has attributed many of her problems to the sexual revolution of the 60s and 70s.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
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