Jeffco LWV October book club to explore India’s dramatic struggle for freedom

For Immediate Release
Oct. 2 2017

Jeffco LWV book club to explore India’s dramatic struggle for freedom

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the birth of independent India and Pakistan. The Jefferson County League of Women Voters nonfiction book club will take a dive into India’s dramatic struggle for freedom from the British, and the bloody horrors that resulted when India was torn into separate Hindu and Muslim parts.


In Freedom at Midnight: The Epic Drama of Indian’s Struggle for Independence by Larry Collins and Dominique LaPierre, readers will learn about the violent partition that set the stage for the continuing deadly battles today between Pakistan and its former homeland. Gandhi’s amazing life and transformative murder and Lord Mountbatten’s courageous role as last Viceroy are only two of the many characters who bring this drama to life. One reviewer wrote: “This book is a huge investment and definitely pays off...”

Read the book (or as much of it as you can - it’s long!) and join us at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Lakewood or at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, at Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. For more information about the location of the Wednesday meeting, call Lynne at 303-985-5128.

LWV Jeffco is a nonpartisan organization that neither endorses nor opposes candidates. For more information visit www.lwvjeffco.org or call 303-238-0032.