Mistresses: A History of the Other Woman, Elizabeth Abbott humor The novels can be read

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Circe is a triumph of storytelling

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Cassie put her life on hold to attend to her family's needs while Laura and Aileen soared in their careers

Mistresses: A History of the Other Woman, Elizabeth Abbott humor The novels can be readShe has been known as the 'kept woman', the 'fancy woman' and the 'other woman'. She exists as both a fictional character and flesh and blood human being. But who is she, really? What do Madame de Pompedour, Heloise, Marilyn Monroe, Jane Eyre and Camilla Parker Bowles have in common? 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 very