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The Fifth Child

By Lessing

The Fifth Child Essays & Short Stories

The Fifth Child

By Lessing

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'Listening to the laughter, the sounds of children playing, Harriet and David would reach for each other's hand, and smile, and breathe happiness.' Four children, a beautiful old house, the love of relatives and friends, Harriet and David Lovatt's life is a glorious hymn to domestic bliss and old-fashioned family values. But when their fifth child is born, a sickly and implacable shadow is cast over this tender idyll. Large and ugly, violent and uncontrollable, the infant Ben, 'full of cold dislike,' tears at Harriet's breast. Struggling to care for her new-born child, faced with a darkness and a strange defiance she has never known before, Harriet is deeply afraid of what, exactly, she has brought into the world...
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
159
Release Date:
2001-04-02
Publication Date:
1993-11-15
Publisher:
Harper Collins Publ. UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0586089039
ISBN13:
9780586089033
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
122 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
11 cm

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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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