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  1. The Fifth Child is a short novel by the British writer Doris Lessing, first published in the United Kingdom in 1988, and since translated into several languages. It describes the changes in the happy life of a married couple, Harriet and David Lovatt, as a consequence of the birth of Ben, their fifth child.

    • Doris May Lessing
    • 1988
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  3. Jan 1, 2001 · The Fifth Child is a short novel by the British-Zimbabwean writer Doris Lessing, first published in the United Kingdom in 1988, and since translated into several languages. It describes the changes in the happy life of a married couple, Harriet and David Lovatt, as a consequence of the birth of Ben, their fifth child.

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  4. May 11, 2019 · May 11, 2019. Doris Lessing’s life, like her fiction, suggests that motherhood is nothing if not a series of impossible choices. Illustration by Qieer Wang. Harriet, the protagonist of Doris...

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  5. The Fifth Child. Doris Lessing. Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988. Plot Summary. The Lovatts, David and Harriet, meet at a party in London in the 1960s, and it is love at first sight. They marry, establish a home, continue their careers, and produce four children in short order.

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