The keeper of stories
Sally Page
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. The perfumer's apprentice and calligrapher's apprentice fall in love with their ancient crafts and with each other. But as the struggle for Indian independence gathers force, their beloved city is ravaged by Partition.