In which novel, short story or play

[SHALOM]

1) does the heroine sit in the kitchen sink trying to find aspiration? and
2) does Saleem discover he has the power to see into other people's minds? Thanks

[yogasun]

2 Isn't that Midnight's Children by Rushdie?

[shaneystar2]

1 I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith ..the first sentence of which is...... "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink."

[Poppy]

I can't believe I knew the answer to BOTH of these but you have answers already- ah well, at least I can second them and say it is indeed I Capture the Castle and Midnight's Children.

Poppy