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The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing (Paperback, 1993)

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ISBN-13: 9780586089033, 978-0586089033. But when their fifth child is born, a sickly and implacable shadow is cast over this tender idyll. Struggling to care for her new-born child, faced with a darkness and a strange defiance she has never known before, Harriet is deeply afraid of what, exactly, she has brought into the world.

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A classic tale from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, of a family torn apart by the arrival of Ben, their feral fifth child. 'Listening to the laughter, the sounds of children playing, Harriet and David would reach for each other's hand, and smile, and breathe happiness.' Four children, a beautiful old house, the love of relatives and friends - Harriet and David Lovatt's life is a glorious hymn to domestic bliss and old-fashioned family values. But when their fifth child is born, a sickly and implacable shadow is cast over this tender idyll. Large and ugly, violent and uncontrollable, the infant Ben, 'full of cold dislike', tears at Harriet's breast. Struggling to care for her new-born child, faced with a darkness and a strange defiance she has never known before, Harriet is deeply afraid of what, exactly, she has brought into the world ...

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780586089033
eBay Product ID (ePID)88230197

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Number of Pages160 Pages
Publication NameThe Fifth Child
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1993
TypeStudy Guide
Subject AreaLanguage Study, Horror, Children & Young Adults
AuthorDoris Lessing
FormatPaperback

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Item Height198 mm
Item Weight120 g
Item Width129 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDoris Lessing

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