The fifth child

By Doris Lessing

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

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