Publisher's Synopsis
This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author.;This novel tells the story of Harriet. Pregnant for the fifth time, she congratulates herself and David on ensuring that everything should be just as they have always wanted it. but this is no ordinary pregnancy, and the arrival of Ben - the sinister "fifth child" - is to threaten all that she has ever held onto.
