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I love Post-Colonial Literature, & I really wanted to love this book. The title held so much promise-- children born at midnight, on August 15, 1947-- the day India was granted independence from Great Britain. What did it mean for these children? And how did these children endure the years of political unrest that ensued? Although the novel spans over 4o years & although the author alludes to several key historical events in the story-- the Indo-Pakistan War, the turbulent reign of Prime Ministe
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