About this book
A self-satisfied couple intent on raising a happy family is shocked by the birth of an abnormal and brutal fifth child.
- English fiction
- Ben Lovatt (Fictitious character)
- Gangs
- Cruelty
- Rejection (Psychology)
- Children with disabilities
- Family relationships
- Fiction
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