![]() ![]() ![]() In some ways, I've only scratched the surface," says the author, who has an MFA in Fiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and now teaches creative writing at their writing programme, and adds that she remained cautious of striking a balance between what a young reader can handle and the truth of history. "When you look deeply into stories of partition, the violence is unimaginable. Quite unusual for a children's book, we think. I can get into a twelve-year-old’s head pretty quickly Veera Hiranandani, Author ![]() Writing is challenging in general, but I don’t find it more difficult to write for children. While one half of the journey is on foot, where her brother Amil and her grandmother come close to death, the other half is on the train, where the children witness death itself when a gruesome clash erupts between Hindus and Muslims. Her brother, her 'superhero' father and her grandmother, who are from Mirpur Khas in Pakistan, are migrating to Jodhpur in India. Written in a classic diary entry style (think The Diary of Anne Frank), the story unfolds through the words of the shy and reticent Nisha, who prefers to write her thoughts than speak them. Thus, they are attempting to cross the border ![]() Nisha and her brother Amil were born to a Muslim mother (who passed away) and a Hindu father residing in Pakistan. ![]()
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