One character in this novel can transition from a male to a female by dipping themselves in water. Its protagonist catches his mother cheating on his father by hiding in a car trunk and watching her kiss an apple. A doctor falls in love with his future wife by examining different parts of her through a perforated sheet in this novel. That doctor's grandson, the narrator, loses his memory because of a silver spittoon, and loses his special ability after undergoing sinus surgery. In this novel, the strong-kneed Shiva was switched at birth with the telepathic Saleem Sinai. For 10 points, name this novel about children born with magical powers during India's independence
One character in this novel can transition from a male to a female by dipping themselves in water. Its protagonist catches his mother cheating on his father by hiding in a car trunk and watching her kiss an apple. A doctor falls in love with his future wife by examining different parts of her through a perforated sheet in this novel. That doctor's grandson, the narrator, loses his memory because of a silver spittoon, and loses his special ability after undergoing sinus surgery. In this novel, the strong-kneed Shiva was switched at birth with the telepathic Saleem Sinai. For 10 points, name this novel about children born with magical powers during India's independence, by Salman Rushdie.  
One character in this novel can transition from a male to a female by dipping themselves in water.
Midnight's Children 