![]() ![]() Despite the ever changing circumstances, their characters stay consistent at their core while learning and adapting to their new world. For example, a stunningly realistic sibling bond is formed between Nisha and Amil throughout the book. However, the real highlight of this book is the relationships that are built. Hiranandani’s ability to create a meaningful piece of literature without the use of filler words is absolutely stunning. While the writing style itself is simple, the meaning is carefully constructed with each word on the page and every word left off the page. In an unconventionally told coming of age story, one girl experiences the worst and best aspects of life on her journey to finding herself in the name of necessity. In the masterfully told novel, The Night Diary, Veera Hiranandani explores one girls experience fleeing from Pakistan and dealing with the loss of her childhood innocence. ![]() Areas that were once peaceful were corrupted with the rising religious tensions. ![]() Families were forced to separate, and people who didn’t conform to the religious ideas of a certain area were forced to flee. The opening of something new, of this”.ĭuring one of the largest mass migrations in history, India was torn apart and separated by meaningless boundaries based on religion. It almost made everything we had been through worth it. CategoriesĪs Veera Hiranandani on quoted in her book, The Night Diary, “It was the answer I had always wanted to hear. ![]()
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