Read Midnight's Children

Willie Lincoln's ghost and a graveyard chorus on one night in 1862; Saunders' Booker.

A butler drives to Cornwall and considers what he gave up for a lord; Ishiguro's Booker.

Thomas Cromwell rises under Henry VIII in the present tense; Mantel's first Booker.

Twins in Kerala and the day that ruined everything; Roy's Booker debut.

A boy and a tiger in a lifeboat for 227 days, and the second story at the end.

A Bangalore driver murders his master and explains why in letters to the Chinese premier; Adiga's Booker.

Visit Mumbai, India's financial capital and entertainment hub. Explore the Gateway of India (iconic 26-meter basalt arch built to commemorate King George V's 1911 visit), see the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (UNESCO-listed Victorian Gothic railway station with intricate carvings), wander through Colaba Causeway (bustling street market for antiques and souvenirs), and sample street food like vada pav (spicy potato fritter in a bun) at Chowpatty Beach.

A Mumbai tea boy explains, question by question, how he knows every answer.