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Mistresses: A History of the Other Woman

By Elizabeth Abbott

Book information

Publisher
Overlook Hardcover
Year
2011
ISBN
1590204433, 9781590204436
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
958 kB (980840 bytes)
Pages
528\0
Time added
2014-05-07 08:42:14

Description

She has been called the "kept woman," the "fancy woman," and the "other woman." She exists as both a fictional character and as a flesh-and-blood human being. But who is she, really? Why do women become mistresses, and what is it like to have a private life that is usually also a secret life? Is a mistress merely a wife-in-waiting, or is she the ver y definition of the emancipated, independent female? Elizabeth Abbott intelligently examines the motives and morals of some of history's most infamous and fascinating women, from antiquity to today. Drawing intimate portraits of those who have--by chance, coercion, or choice--assumed this complex role, Mistresses offers a rich blend of personal biography and cultural insight.

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