beyond 'girl gone mad melodrama' — reframing female anger in psychological thrillers

  • Written by: Liz Evans, PhD candidate; journalist; author; psychodynamic psychotherapist, University of Tasmania
beyond 'girl gone mad melodrama' — reframing female anger in psychological thrillersPaula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train has sold 23 million copies, and the film adaptation was a box office smash.DreamWorks Pictures/Universal Pictures via AP

Along with Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl (2012), Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (2015) helped establish the flawed anti-heroine as the rising star of psychological suspense...

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