The Fifth Child
1988 • 159 pages

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Average rating3.1

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A self-satisfied couple intent on raising a happy family is shocked by the birth of an abnormal and brutal fifth child.


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2 primary books

#1 in Ben Lovatt

Ben Lovatt is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Doris Lessing.

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The Fifth Child
#2
Ben, In the World

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A slim novel but brimming with horror and gothic unease.

February 8, 2020