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Im only a quarter of the way through and i love the engaging prose and the pacing of the story that collins and lapierre tell, but the. Freedom at midnight is very good book on indian history and very closed about indias freedom date. May 27, 2014 is the book freedom at midnight banned in india. This book ought to be part of the syllabus of every school.
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