In late June, the novel was published in the UK and received mostly positive reviews, including one in the New Statesman from the writer Cyril Connolly, an old friend from St Cyprian's and Eton.
六月下旬,这部小说在英国出版,获得了大部分正面评价,其中包括圣西普里安学院和伊顿公学的老朋友、作家西里尔·康诺利在《新政治家》上发表的评论。