The Book of Everlasting Things : Flatiron Books : 9781250802033 : 1250802032 : 07 Nov 2023 : FOR FANS OF ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, A LUSH, SWEEPING LOVE STORY ABOUT A HINDU PERFUMER AND A MUSLIM CALLIGRAPHER, SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF PARTITION ?Monumental?A far-reaching love story.? ?NPR (A Best Book of the Year) ?Mesmerizing.? ?Publishers Weekly (starred review) ?Exquisite.? ?Library Journal (starred review) ?Majestic.? ?Booklist (starred review) 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,