Doris Lessing the Fifth Child Vintage International TPB Gothic Horror fable 1989

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Personalized: No Genre: Fiction Book Series: Vintage International Ser. Item Width: 5.2 in Personalize: No Topic: Horror, Thrillers / Psychological, Family Life, Literary Item Length: 8.1 in Type: Novel Item Weight: 5.1 Oz ISBN: 9780679721826 Era: 1980s Narrative Type: Fiction Ex Libris: No Vintage: Yes width: 5.2 in Language: English Features: Reprint, Illustrated height: 0.4 in Inscribed: No Publication Year: 1989 Format: Trade Paperback Signed: Yes Country of Origin: United States Illustrator: Yes Book Title: Fifth Child Number of Pages: 144 Pages Author: Doris Lessing Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Item Height: 0.4 in Original Language: English Intended Audience: Young Adults, Ages 9-12

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Doris Lessing the Fifth Child Vintage International TPB Gothic Horror fable 1989. It is a contemporary gothic horror story. Doris Lessing, the Fifth Child, Vintage International TPB, Gothic Horror fable, 1989, general wear, good condition. The Fifth Child is a 1988 novel by Doris Lessing about a couple, Harriet and David Lovatt, whose idyllic family life is shattered by the birth of their fifth child, Ben, a violent, goblin-like baby who is monstrous and unlovable. The book explores themes of domesticity, social collapse, and the "brutality society is unwilling to recognize," as Ben's existence challenges the parents' beliefs in a benign world and forces them to confront their own capacity for horror and rejection. It is a contemporary gothic horror story