'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
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Hardback Editions
July 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: The Fifth Child (Vintage International) Author(s): Doris May Lessing ISBN: 1-4395-1325-2 / 978-1-4395-1325-5 Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
March 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Fifth Child (Cascades) Author(s): Doris May Lessing ISBN: 0-00-715439-9 / 978-0-00-715439-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Collins Educational Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1989 : Hardback
| Title: The Fifth Child Author(s): Doris Lessing ISBN: 0-517-69925-7 / 978-0-517-69925-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Value Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
September 1988 : Hardback
| Title: Fifth Child (Mainstream series) Author(s): Doris May Lessing ISBN: 1-85089-269-5 / 9781850892694 (UK edition) Publisher: ISIS Large Print Bks. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 1988 : Hardback
| Title: The Fifth Child Author(s): Doris Lessing ISBN: 0-224-02553-8 / 978-0-224-02553-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1988 : Hardback
| Title: Fifth Child Author(s): Doris Lessing ISBN: 0-394-57105-3 / 978-0-394-57105-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2001 : Paperback
| Title: The Fifth Child (Paladin Books) Author(s): Doris May Lessing ISBN: 0-586-08903-9 / 978-0-586-08903-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Flamingo Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1991 : Paperback
| Title: The Fifth Child Author(s): Doris Lessing ISBN: 0-582-06021-4 / 978-0-582-06021-0 Publisher: Longman UK Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1989 : Paperback
| Title: The Fifth Child Author(s): Doris Lessing ISBN: 0-679-72182-7 / 978-0-679-72182-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1988 : Paperback
| Title: The Fifth Child Author(s): Doris Lessing Publisher: Knopf, Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
January 2002 : Audio CD
| Title: The Fifth Child Author(s): Doris May Lessing ISBN: 0-7531-1483-6 / 978-0-7531-1483-4 (UK edition) Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1995 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Fifth Child Author(s): Doris May Lessing ISBN: 1-85695-667-9 / 9781856956673 (UK edition) Publisher: Isis Audio Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1988 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Fifth Child Author(s): Doris Lessing Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
July 1990 : Unknown
| Title: The Fifth Child Author(s): Doris Lessing ISBN: 0-586-09127-0 / 978-0-586-09127-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Paladin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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