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The Fifth Child


Book Description
Set in the unconstrained atmosphere of England in the late 1960s, Harriet and David live a contently stable life with their four children, until the fifth child is born. Almost gruesome in appearance, insatiably hungry, abnormally strong, demanding and violent, this infant turns their secure little world into torment. Lessing is giving us a message of society's unwillingness to confront--and its ... More
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PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
BindingHardcover (25 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-10B001KRX1R6
Publication Date/1988
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About Doris Lessing (Author) : Doris Lessing is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Doris Lessing include Lady Chatterley's Lover (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), Behind a Mask: The Unknown T... more
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