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In Bloomsbury they were in and out of each other's lives, beds, and books. Those modern disclaimers saying "All characters and events are entirely fictional." make me laugh. It absolutely goes without saying that novelists, especially satirists draw on all their friends, family and work colleagues. If you're (un)lucky enough to be in or near that circle, even as the local bartender or random person they once met, the only question is where you feature.

As a person who found myself grafted awkwardly into a friend's novel, it shrieks of callowness on the part of the author - a detour from propriety.

As a person who read and enjoyed Crome Yellow and Antic Hay, I'm glad Huxley didn't care what his friends thought of it

Yeah but your friend probably isn't as good of a writer as Huxley.

I really hope she cheats on her husband with the dashing and handsome science fiction novelist character.