Martin Amis responds: A poor godparent, yes, but I did not 'fill in time' at friend's deathbed
• Novelist responds to Anna Ford's 'ungenerous' attack
• Letter suggests 'personal troubles' behind criticisms
Rarely one to turn the other cheek, the novelist Martin Amis – who was the subject of an open letter from Anna Ford in Saturday's Guardian accusing him of narcissism, neglect of his godfatherly duties and smoking over her late husband's deathbed – has counter attacked, calling the former newsreader's outburst "ungenerous and self-defeating".
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Monday, 22 February, 2010
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