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As long as there is marriage, there will also be the mistress. Victoria Griffin discusses her fascinating study of how the roles of wife and mistress came about, how each may threaten the other or how they may co-exist. It is a subject as rich and diverse as history itself, alive with memorable characters, secrets and practicalities, rational and irrational behaviour. Victoria Griffin, a writer, poet and translator is a mistress herself and handles her material deftly, revealingly and eloquently.