However, gradually as India progresses towards her independence, matters start becoming a lot more complicated than she had expected. Twelve-year-old Nisha gets a journal on her twelfth birthday. The cover beautifully illustrates the essence of what the novel depicts and thus, not only serves its purpose but also turns into a great work of art. This hand somehow represents the hand of Nisha since she was given the responsibility of chronicling all that which the adults couldn’t. The final hand submits to its circumstances and starts writing the ‘y’ of ‘The Night Diary’.
We can see a representation of all those families torn apart due to the partition of India and Pakistan and we see the artwork attaining a universal note.
They struggle against that force only to be defeated. Initially, they try to cling on to each other, but it is as if something or someone is pulling them away from each other. It shows the process of tearing apart through some pairs of hands.
The Night Diary has its jacket illustration and designing done by Jennifer Kelly and truly, it is one of the most heart-touching covers I have seen till date. Publisher- Dial Books For Young Readers/Penguin Random HouseĪ good cover speaks a thousand words.
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