Four New Books to Take On Vacation This November

The Book of Everlasting Things by Aanchal Malhotra (Flatiron Books)

Samir (a Hindu) and Firdaus (a Muslim) meet and fall in love in late 1930s Lahore, but when the 1947 partition divides the country into India and Pakistan, their love is forbidden. Through their family arts – Samir is a perfumer and Firdaus a calligrapher – the two keep their dreams of each other alive. Malhotra’s narrative of the two clans reveals the deep midcentury Indian political schism, while illuminating a South Asia caught between traditional ways and Western influences. It’s a rich, almost indulgent treat for those who loved All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr or Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet. $30, macmillan.com.

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger (Park Row Books)

When three couples head to a luxe rental property in the rural Georgia woods, what could go wrong? Unger presents a great locked-room mystery and a cast of characters who all have some kind of creepy secret. $28, harpercollins.com.

The Magic Kingdom by Russell Banks (Knopf)

As the fictional Harley Mann tells his life story, he reflects on his family’s move to a central Florida Shaker community in the early 1900s. The group clashes with their neighbors, and the landscape changes rapidly, especially after Mann sells thousands of acres to an entertainment company. $30, penguinrandomhouse.com.

No One Left to Come Looking for You by Sam Lipsyte (Simon & Schuster)

Lipsyte (The Ask) is one of the best living comic novelists, and his new book, set in NYC’s East Village in the early 1990s, follows rocker Jack S. on a roundabout quest to recover his prized bass – and the band’s lead singer – before their biggest gig. $27, simonandschuster.com.