# Less Than Angels

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- Book: [Less Than Angels](https://www.bookquiver.com/barbara-pym/less-than-angels) ([Less Than Angels.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/barbara-pym/less-than-angels.md))
- Authors: [Barbara Pym](https://www.bookquiver.com/barbara-pym)
- Publisher: virago
- ISBN: 978-18-4408-581-1
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2010-04-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' Anne Tyler Less Than Angels follows the loves, works and hopes of a group of young anthropologists. Catherine Oliphant is a writer and lives with handsome anthropologist Tom Mallow. Their relationship runs into trouble when he begins a romance with student Deirdre Swann, so Catherine turns her attention to the reclusive anthropologist Alaric Lydgate, who has a fondness for wearing African masks. Added to this love triangle are the activities of Deirdre's fellow students and their attempts to win the competition for a research grant. The course of true love or academia never did run smooth.