The Fifth Child

In “The Fifth Child,” the Lovatt family was so happy, and everything was perfect. All of that changed when the fifth child was conceived. Even before Ben was born, he was already a problem to the family. He was already considered abnormal.
When Harriet was pregnant with Ben, she was going through tremendous pains. Even though she experienced some discomfort with her other pregnancies, this was much more serious. She felt as though the baby was trying to kill her from the inside. She felt his strength as he was inside of her. This kept her up all night long. She was always sick and in a bad mood. Harriet even went as far as taking medications to try to subdue the ...