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The Fifth Child (Vintage International) by Doris Lessing is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Fifth Child (Vintage International) about?
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-fashioned contentment can protect them from the world outside—until the birth of their fifth baby. Gru
Who reads The Fifth Child (Vintage International)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Doris Lessing
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307777645
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Thriller, Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (747 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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