Less Than Angels: A Novel (Virago Modern Classics #233)

By: Barbara Pym

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Synopsis: A tale of a woman&’s romantic entanglements with two anthropologists—and the odd mating habits of humans—from the author of Jane and Prudence. Catherine Oliphant writes for women&’s magazines and lives comfortably with anthropologist Tom Mallow—although she&’s starting to wonder if they&’ll ever get married. Then Tom drops his bombshell: He&’s leaving her for a nineteen-year-old student. Though stunned by Tom&’s betrayal, Catherine quickly becomes fascinated by another anthropologist, Alaric Lydgate, a reclusive eccentric recently returned from Africa. As Catherine starts to weigh her options, she must figure out who she is and what she really wants. With a lively cast of characters and a witty look at the insular world of academia, this novel from the much-loved author of Excellent Women and other modern classics is filled with poignant, playful observations about the traits that separate us from our anthropological forebears—far fewer than we may imagine.