A serial killer blames his ‘monstrous’ mother – but misogyny is the real culprit

By Kevin John Brophy, Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne

Mandy Beaumont’s debut novel, The Furies, was unrelentingly intense in its depictions of self-hatred, violence, rape and induced abortion. Her latest novel, The Thrill of It, is a more controlled and conventional excursion into male violence against women. It is just as serious in its exposure of misogyny. But it has a stronger narrative, with episodes of relief from its scenes of debasement.

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