fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ænd ɐpˈæɹəntli sˈɛt sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz ˈɜːlɪɚ, ðə bˈʊk hɐdbɪn ˌaʊɾəv pɹˈɪnt fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz bˌʌt wʌz ɹiːˈɪʃuːd ɪn pˈeɪpɚbˌæk baɪ fˈiːnɪks ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
First published in 1989 and apparently set several years earlier, the book had been out of print for several years but was reissued in paperback by Phoenix in 2004.