david

passage 9

ben, david, harriet, his, time

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p 125 : "They had not been alone for some time..." to p126 "Leering and jeering and shouting encouragement." This passage is situated at the end of the novel. Ben is now a young teenager and Harriet and David are pictured together for the first time for...

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the Lovatt' s family tree

children, david, family, lovatt, sarah

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David's family : Parents Brothers & sisters Step-parents Other members mentioned James Lovatt & Molly Deborah Jessica (married to James) Frederick Burke (married to Molly) Bridget (a schoolgirl, cousin of David's) Alice (a widow, cousin of Frederick'...

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Passage 5 : not on the list

david, harriet, her, she, their

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Passage 5 : From page 35 "Then David went up into the great shadowy bedroom" to page 36 "You bad-tempered cow." Introduction : The passage I'm going to talk about is taken from Doris Lessing's novel “The Fifth Child” whose main characters are Harriet...

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Passage 4 : passage 2 on the list

david, harriet, her, she, this

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Passage 4: A difficult pregnancy Page 31 "Even before the crowd gathered before the Christmas of 1973, Harriet was pregnant again." to page 33 "Very well, I suppose I'll have to come then." Intro & situation in the novel : After falling in love at a New...

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Passage 1 - not on the list

are, david, made, meeting, way

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Opening passage : Page 3 "Harriet and David met each other at an office party neither had particularly wanted to go to"... page 6 "They were made for each other."Here's a link to Andrew Marr's Modern History of Great Britain : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzrFT4yGnvs...

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