Less Than Angels: A Novel

Less Than Angels: A Novel

<DIV><B>A tale of a woman’s romantic entanglements with two anthropologists—and the odd mating habits of humans—from the author of <I>Jane and Prudence</I>.</B><BR /><BR /> 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.<BR />  <BR /> 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.<BR />  <BR /> With a lively cast of characters and a witty look at the insular world of academia, this novel from the much-loved author of <I>Excellent Women</I> 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.<BR />  </DIV>