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Less Than Angels
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Publisher's Summary
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.
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- Anne Carmichael
- 02-19-17
A delightful 'old fashioned' novel , entertaining but providing food for thought.
The author has great skill in describing situations, characters, appearance in a way that brings them to life. The book is full of wry humour and perceptive observation of a way of life and an ordering of society which is long gone, yet in a way seems bang up to date. It has the flavour of everyday life with added piquancy!
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- Norfolk Bookworm
- 10-25-19
Disappointing.
I adore Barbara Pym but found this book had dated gracelessly and the cultural racist arrogance was more than I felt able to make allowances for in the context of the era when it was written.
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- me
- 02-25-19
Fabulous!
This was the most enjoyable of all the Barbara Pym audio books I've listened to. She has an amazing insight into human nature and as with her other novels, I found myself laughing out loud. I wish there were more... extremely highly recommended. I think I even prefer her as an author to Muriel Spark.
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- Seagull
- 08-25-15
Comedy of Manners at its best
A gently witty and enjoyable story, beautifully read by the narrator. I love all Barbara Pym's novels, and this one is up there with the best. Loved it!
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- Edmund Doogue
- 10-16-18
A more complex Miss Pym
This is Barbara Pym's book about anthropologists. Less of church, more of academia. And Africa in the background. It's very different from Pym's classics, A Glass of Blessings and Excellent Women. Lots more characters in this one, some love stories and well handled. It's a great book to listen to. Bravo to Patience Tomlinson for her skilful narration. And bravo Audible for commissioning it. Please bring us more Barbara Pym. Her novels sparkle and are a joy to listen to.
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