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The Fifth Child
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4 out of 5
Based on 78 Ratings and 78 Reviews

Book Description
Doris Lessing's contemporary gothic horror story-centered on the birth of a baby who seems less than human-probes society's unwillingness to recognize its own brutality.Harriet and David Lovatt, parents of four children, have created an idyll of domestic bliss in defiance of the social trends of late 1960s England. While around them crime and unrest surge, the Lovatts are certain that their old-fa... More
Book Information
PublisherVintage Books
BindingKindle Edition (25 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages144
ISBN-10B004AP9W1Y
Publication Date11/17/2010
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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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