Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)

		This is a beautiful, magical story of children born at the moment of India's partition. Rushdie captures the sights, sounds and smell of nation as it grows, and faces new challenges with its neighbours. Told mostly through the thoughts of one of the children, we experience the growth, changes and challenges first-hand. The prose is lengthy, beautiful and demanding - this is not light reading! Rushdie's use of language demands concentration to follow the descriptions and plots. Find a quiet spot for undisturbed reading, and take in the sensual experience that Rushdie is able to convey in this classic. Five stars.