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

$ 4.75

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

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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