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Amis renews with Cape

By Nicholas Clee
Publication: Bookseller
Date: Monday, October 18 2004
The first book in the deal will be The Pregnant Widow, which Amis will deliver at the end of 2005. There will also be a further novel, a collection of short stories, and a collection of essays. Amis, whose most recent novel is Yellow Dog, is represented by Andrew Wylie

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