Midnight's Children

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midnightschildrenby Salman Rushdie

I read Salmon Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children (Random, $16, 2009), the “Booker of Bookers” with the Village Books Book Club led by the amazing and wonderful Kathy Jackson.  A rich, complex and magical family saga about both India (and Pakistan) and the life and family of Saleem Sinai.  All I can say is take your time and read this.

(Note: The next Village Books Book Club, facilitated by Kathy Jackson and open to the public is coming up on April 11 at 6:00 PM. We will read and discuss The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver, her first novel in nine years (since The Poisonwood Bible). The Lacuna focuses on Harrison William Shepherd, the product of a divorced American father and a Mexican mother. After getting kicked out of his American military academy, Harrison spends his formative years in Mexico in the 1930s in the household of Diego Rivera; his wife, Frida Kahlo; and their houseguest, Leon Trotsky, who is hiding from Soviet assassins. RSVP to Village Books by email, fax or phone to reserve your spot and enjoy a 15% discount off the price of the book. There is a $10 facilitator's fee to attend the discussion.