 In 2013, Hachette released the novel as an audiobook, narrated by Patience Tomlinson.The novel was published in Spain as "Un poco menos que ángeles", Italy as "Un po' meno che angeli" and in France as "Moins que les anges"

"Less Than Angels" is set in a period of social change which is subtly represented within the novel's plot and setting.Pym sought to precisely describe life in post-war England, with life slowly returning to normal but the impacts of rationing and great loss of life still evident.