The fifth child

By Doris Lessing

Subjects: Roman familial, Ghosts, fiction, Cruauté, Enfants handicapés, Verhaltenssto˜rung, Récits d'horreur, Kind, Domestic fiction, Horror stories, Horror tales, English fiction, Families, Familienkonflikt, German language, Romans, nouvelles, Child rearing, Gangs, Children with disabilities, Familles, Fiction, Family relationships, Children's fiction, Polish language materials, Cruelty, Relations familiales, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Ben Lovatt (Fictitious character), Belletristische Darstellung, Rejet (Psychologie), Verhaltensstörung, Rejection (Psychology)

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