'The Book of Everlasting Things is above all an accomplished historian's novel. Its greatest strength is its intricate and well-researched historical backdrop ... [A] significant debut.' - Tabish Khair, Frontline Magazine

'[A] tactile delight ... Malhotra is at her best when she curates history ... It is a book that reads like poetry, meant to indulge in and be overpowered as the narration evokes long-forgotten smells and memories.' - Sreya Sarkar, India Today

'[Malhotra] excels as a storyteller of the human sentiments, making readers pine for both the tangible and intangible that was lost during Partition and the preceding wars ... It is the need to belong that almost all characters [in The Book of Everlasting Things] are seeking, whether it is in a land, or with a person or an object. If Malhotra's aim was to make her readers think, and aspire for a better world, she has achieved that.' - Rahul Singh, The New Indian Express

'Malhotra's prose is sensuous and rich, and the ease with which she conjures a world that no longer exists is impressive ... [T]he novel is, above all else, a meditation on memory, the preservation of intimate history, loss, and love ... A quiet and moving portrait of eternal love and remembrance.' - Kirkus Reviews

'Mesmerizing ... At the heart of Malhotra's sweeping debut novel is an indelible love story ... [A] transcendent study of the blurring of personal and political, as ordinary people deal with catastrophic historical events.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

'Aanchal Malhotra's groundbreaking oral histories of the India-Pakistan Partition have already filled two door-stopper nonfiction books and won her much acclaim. With this first novel, she shapes some of her monumental research material into a far-reaching love story about two people who practise the ancient arts of Indian perfumery and Urdu calligraphy. [Her] detailed world-building gives the narrative sensory layers and textured depths.' - Jenny Bhatt, NPR

'Malhotra's mastery lies in her ability to cut through the shroud of political debate, and get to the core of the human heart.' - Avantika Shankar, The Hindu

'Aanchal Malhotra's debut novel, The Book of Everlasting Things, operates in this incredibly precarious liminal space-between belonging and becoming. Told in five parts, the book navigates century-long timelines alongside expansive and ever-changing topographies, charting the history of some of the most turbulent times of our world's past ... Its vastness had me stunned.' - Nidhi Verma, Platform Magazine

'The author's writing has always been a treat for the senses and this extends to her fictional world-building ... The Book of Everlasting Things is a beautifully visceral reminder that there were no sides in the partition, that there are many voices and perspectives that shape our memories...' - Darshita Goyal, Vogue India

'Written with unabashed passion, in elegant, compelling prose, The Book of Everlasting Things ... is a family saga encompassing the planet's embattled places, linking past and present.' - Julie Banerjee Mehta, The Telegraph online

'Masterful ... The Book of Everlasting Things is a novel about remembrance and memory as much as it is about Partition.' - Farooq Chaudhry, Chicago Review of Books

'[A] deeply beautiful work of fiction set against the backdrop of a warring world ... [T]he creative and literary strength of this novel rests on research into a field that few would have the perseverance to follow: the genesis of scents that make up our world.' - Nyla Daud, Dawn

'Malhotra writes beautifully, and patient readers will be immersed in a bygone world of kaleidoscopic scenes and fervid emotions. She puts her training as an oral historian to good use, bringing the past to life.' - Murali Kamma, New York Journal of Books

'A long and luxurious tale of love, loss, memory, and place, told against a backdrop of tumultuous historical events ... It will be difficult indeed to forget this exquisite story.' - Library Journal (starred review)

'A majestic, evocative exploration of the persistence of memory and the human connections that transcend even death.' - Booklist (starred review)

'The Book of Everlasting Things is a book to stroll through and indulge in; a sensory paradise basking in the sound of words, the smell of a childhood memory, the alluring hook of a nose or a letter. It's an ode to passion, from handicraft to the first and deepest love ... At all turns [it] is deeply human, with careful attention paid to both factual and emotional accuracy.' - Donna Edwards, Associated Press

'A dazzling, immersive literary debut ... The Book of Everlasting Things is a gorgeous meditation on memory, the abiding influence of scent, and the resilience of ordinary people.' - Janet Somerville, Now Toronto