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The book of everlasting things
Abstract:
"A lush, sweeping debut novel in the vein of All the Light We Cannot See, about a Hindu perfumer and a Muslim calligrapher, who fall in love against the backdrop of Partition. 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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Author:
Malhotra, Aanchal, author.
Author, for Grouping:
Malhotra, Aanchal,
Availability:
Sierra Vista Public Library~1
Database Key:
u647911
Document ID:
SD_ILS:647911
Edition:
First edition.
Author:
Malhotra, Aanchal, author.
First Subject value, for Searching:
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Title:
The book of everlasting things
Format:
Book
ISBN:
9781250802026
Language:
English
Number Available:
1
OCLC:
1288670662 1288963277
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
469 pages ; 23 cm
Preferred Shelf Number:
F MALHOTRA
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Date as Range:
2022
Relevance Sort Field:
2022
Reverse Author:
Aanchal, author. Malhotra
Subject:
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Interfaith marriage -- Fiction.
Hindus -- Fiction.
Muslims -- Fiction.
Hindus.
Interfaith marriage.
Man-woman relationships.
Muslims.
India -- History -- Partition, 1947 -- Fiction.
Pakistan -- History -- Fiction.
India.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Novels.
Romance fiction.
Subsequent Subject values, for Searching:
Interfaith marriage -- Fiction.

Hindus -- Fiction.

Muslims -- Fiction.

Hindus.

Interfaith marriage.

Man-woman relationships.

Muslims.

India -- History -- Partition, 1947 -- Fiction.

Pakistan -- History -- Fiction.

India.

Fiction.

Historical fiction.

History.

Novels.

Romance fiction.
Summary:
"A lush, sweeping debut novel in the vein of All the Light We Cannot See, about a Hindu perfumer and a Muslim calligrapher, who fall in love against the backdrop of Partition. 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"--
Title:
The book of everlasting things
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The book of everlasting things
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