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The Night Diary

by Veera Hiranandani

Ages: 12+

Published: 2018

Publisher: Dial BFYR/Penguin YR/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-7352-2851-1

Keywords: Pakistan, Refugees, India, British Empire, Religious conflict

Through diary entries dedicated to her deceased Muslim mother, Nisha describes the conflicts that tear India apart and forces her Hindu father and family to flee their home in Pakistan.