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Apr 19, 2018CoreneBee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It is not only Nisha's heart that is breaking, but her entire country is being torn apart. The year is 1947 and Nisha is celebrating her twelfth birthday. She receives a diary in which she records her everyday life in India, her worries about her twin brother who is struggling in school, and confides her hopes and dreams to her mother, who passed away the same day she was born. All of these worries seem small when a random stroke of the pen by a British official divides her country in two: a Muslim side and a Hindu side. But Nisha's mother was Muslim and her father is Hindu. Where does she belong? What follows is a breathtaking debut that brings the Partition of India to life in heartbreaking detail. The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani is a must read for historical fiction fans.