The Wild Hunt of Adolescence: Pleasure, Pain and Role Models in My Mistress

The transition from childhood to adulthood is fraught enough without the absence of positive parental figures. Stephen Lance's My Mistress portrays precisely this issue, showing a young boy's unconventional approach to this problem and shining a light on the mysterious woman who assists him with it, writes Tara Judah.

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