Flatiron Books
November 2023
On Sale: November 7, 2023
480 pages ISBN: 1250802032 EAN: 9781250802033 Kindle: B0BDD344TJ Trade Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
On a January morning in 1938, Samir Vij first locks eyes
with Firdaus Khan through the rows of perfume bottles in his
family’s ittar shop in Lahore. Over the years that
follow, the perfumer’s apprentice and
calligrapher’s apprentice fall in love with their
ancient crafts and with each other, dreaming of the life
they will one day share. But as the struggle for Indian
independence gathers force, their beloved city is ravaged by
Partition. Suddenly, they find themselves on opposite sides:
Samir, a Hindu, becomes Indian and Firdaus, a Muslim,
becomes Pakistani, their love now forbidden. Severed from
one another, Samir and Firdaus make a series of fateful
decisions that will change the course of their lives
forever. As their paths spiral away from each other, they
must each decide how much of the past they are willing to
let go, and what it will cost them.
Lush,
sensuous, and deeply romantic, The Book of
Everlasting Things is the story of two lovers and
two nations, split apart by forces beyond their control, yet
bound by love and memory. Filled with exquisite descriptions
of perfume and calligraphy, spanning continents and
generations, Aanchal Malhotra’s debut novel is a feast
for the senses and the heart.
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