A serial killer blames his ‘monstrous’ mother – but misogyny is the real culprit
- Written by Kevin John Brophy, Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
Mikhail Klyoshev/ShutterstockMandy 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...





