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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