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A Price to Love Kindle Edition

3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

Do a stellar academic background, a well-paying job with ample recognition, and a loving life partner imply happiness?

Sonia is an ambitious woman working in the country’s most prominent media company. Sameep, her husband, has loved her ever since their IIM-Ahmedabad days. Her direct report, Mehul, idolises her, and her boss, Rishabh, acknowledges her intellectual prowess. But Sonia’s past interferes with the present, making her life—and the lives of those around her— lack balance. Time flies fast but leaves shadows behind.

A Price to Love is a contemporary tale showcasing the struggles of making a thriving personal life and a successful career tango in the highly competitive corporate arena… especially if you are a woman.


A romping romance with desires and addled emotions excellently brewed by Smita Das Jain.
– Sutapa Basu,
Award-winning, bestselling author

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BCPLV3VD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (October 6, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 6, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 919 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

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Smita Das Jain
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Smita Das Jain, a passionate writer, dedicates herself to writing every day. Evidence of her writing can be found throughout her home, from her office to her sunny terrace garden, her husband's car, and even the kitchen napkins. As an IIM-Indore and SRCC alumna, her talent has been recognized and celebrated in various ways. Her debut short story collection, A Slice of Life, was acknowledged as one of India's top three fiction works by Writefluence. Additionally, her debut novel, A Price to Love, was listed among the Top 50 books of 2022 by Delhi Wire. In 2023, her second short story collection, Twisted Tales and Turns, was published.

Smita's exceptional skills were acknowledged when she became the only Asian writer to be featured in the Top 20 flash fiction winners list of the prestigious US-based Women On Writing (WOW!) magazine. She also received the esteemed Bharat Award for Literature in 2023 for her short story, "Purchased Love”. Her award-winning short stories have been showcased in renowned national and international anthologies, including Muse India, Kitaab, Auroras and Blossoms, Women's Web, Writefluence, StoryMirror, and Twist and Twain. Smita was also a finalist for the Women's Web Orange Flower Awards in 2022 and 2023, as well as the Influence Beyond Motherhood Awards in 2023, all recognizing her outstanding writing.

Beyond her writing pursuits, Smita is a two-time TEDx speaker, an Executive Coach and Personal Empowerment Life Coach, a keynote speaker at prestigious corporate conferences, and a guest columnist for leading magazines and platforms, where she shares insights on personal development. She lives with her husband and daughter in Gurugram, India.

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  • GOWRI BHARGAV
    4.0 out of 5 stars Unputdownable
    Reviewed in India on December 3, 2022
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    “A Price to Love” by Smita Das Jain is a contemporary romance story that is centered around a couple Sonia Ajmera and her husband Sameep Agarwal who live in the Delhi NCR region. Sonia is a well-educated, ambitious woman who is highly respected by her peers and superiors but as the story unfolds we are introduced to her struggles and insecurities. Despite having a loving partner and a successful career, she feels something amiss in her life and finds it challenging to strike a balance between her professional and personal life. This story addresses themes such as love, career, relationships, infidelity, and mental health issues.

    Why is Sonia unhappy despite marrying the man she loved? Why is she drowning herself in her work? What are her insecurities? Will she stray too far? What will happen to her failing marriage? These are the questions that pop up in the reader’s mind as the story progresses.

    Sonia has a past that keeps haunting her. Her loving husband is not happy about her demanding career choices and she seems to be losing her interest in married life gradually. Her desire for external validation, adulation from unexpected avenues, and encounters with colleagues introduce the reader to her hidden grey shades.

    Despite being the main protagonist, we as readers may also tend to dislike the protagonist for the choices she makes and all the lies she tells herself and the others. Why is she not emotionally available for her husband? Is she flawed or is there a reason why she behaves in a certain way? How will the story end? Read the book to find out.

    The narration is smooth and crisp, and the vocabulary is aptly chosen. The switch across various timelines and the interspersed diary entries made the reading experience interesting. All the characters in the story are highly relatable because of the several shades they exhibit. And the story is sure to make one traverse through a variety of emotions.

    Overall, I can say that it’s an unputdownable novel that one wouldn’t want to miss reading.
  • Vedant Sonani
    5.0 out of 5 stars A story of an ambitious, self-made lady who has accomplished amazing things
    Reviewed in India on October 19, 2022
    Is it possible to love more than one person at a time? Is it possible to live with yourself if you know you're doing harm to someone you care about? Does it really matter when you're shattered and feel like you're drowning in your life? How do you deal with the knowledge that everyone you care about is being torn apart as a direct result of your actions?

    The plot centers on Sonia, an ambitious, self-made lady who has accomplished amazing things in her brief professional life. Sonia seems to have it all in life: she is a graduate of IIM-Ahmedabad; she has a strong position at job, she is widely acknowledged for her work; and she is married to her college sweetheart, who adores her. Given all that, you'd think she'd be happy and content with her life. However, she is not. She can't seem to escape the ghosts of her past. What follows is a very powerful narrative of a young lady who is torn between her love for herself and the job she does, and her affection for the men in her life.

    It would be an understatement to say that this book pushes the boundaries. It will appeal to the tastes of some individuals quite strongly. And some will be shocked by the lines that are crossed. A Price to Love by Smita Das Jain will cause you to reflect on your life through these characters. You won't be able to stop thinking about them, and you will find yourself wishing that you could improve their situations. I would recommend reading this book to you if you are the kind of person who takes a genuine interest in reading about a relationship going through its many highs and even more lows, as well as seeing how everything ultimately turns out.
  • Kanchan bisht
    4.0 out of 5 stars Decent read
    Reviewed in India on October 19, 2022
    ‘Remember to love yourself first to give and get love from others. Be happy rather than chasing happiness.’
    “A Price to Love” by “Smita Das Jain” is a story of an ambitious working woman suffering the consequences of continuously demanding corporate life. Finding a balance between work and personal life phase teetered Sonia’s sanity. The chaotic past and topsy-curvy present lead Sonia and the people around her into a mental mess.

    Smita has weaved a story with a strong plot and themes portraying how relationships are crumbling under pressure, a millennial love, a mother-daughter connection, DPD (DEPENDENCY PERSONALITY DISORDER), and morality. The characters are good and relatable. However, I felt there was more development space. Though I like the continuous development of Sameep’s character.

    I liked Sonia’s diary pages and tried to better portray her character. “I have a mental disorder." Celebrities can afford to talk openly about their mental health, but I am an ordinary person. I better keep quiet about it.” This is a line from Sonia’s diary, and it’s true, as for an ordinary person it is difficult to talk about their issues or therapy sessions. However, I feel the mental health issue was not explored in deep. Sonia’s character will raise a few eyebrows; however, I can’t deny the fact that she is relatable to many vulnerable women in society.

    Overall, this is an engaging book, with some pros and cons, like some repetitive romantic scenes, but with a strong message of understanding the need for change and finding a balance between work and life.
  • Shifali
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing read
    Reviewed in India on October 23, 2022
    Book review :
    "Love is priceless", a common saying but it demands a valuable price that one pays with a smile. At times paying the price is pinching but yet one pays because of love. Such a heart touching story of a woman is shared in this book.

    The story is about love , grief , friendship, marriage, career, sacrifice and fun. The protagonist of the story , Sonia Ajmera who works in the biggest media company has everything that depicts her to be accomplished and satisfied person. But there is lot to explore.

    The story moves back and forth. The events in the story are controversial at times . Sonia has a life that majority people would envy but she is damaged from within. She is falling apart from inside that turns the story and comes out a lot of hidden emotions and secrets.

    The other characters perspectives, ideology and the way all the characters are brewed up in an adroit manner by the author is commendable. The language of the book is lucid, straight forward and captivating.

    I loved reading this book and would recommend this heart touching story to all.
    Happy Reading!
  • Neelanjali Rasane
    4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and riveting!
    Reviewed in India on October 10, 2022
    A Price to Love is the second book by author Smita. I thoroughly enjoyed reading her first book - A Slice of Life last year, which is a short story collection. I love her simple yet impactful writing style and her fluid storytelling skills.

    In this book, the protagonist, Sonia is an IIM Ahmedabad graduate. She is quite ambitious and values her career over everything else. She is working in one of the biggest media company's in the country called New Era. She met her husband, Sameep while studying in IIM, where there friendship gradually blossomed into love.

    Sonia is facing trouble in paradise owing to long working hours and prioritising her job over everything else. There is something else from her past that raises it's ugly face every now and then and makes her take bad decisions. Sonia is caught up in a whirlwind of emotions - love, heartache and confusion.

    The story keeps alternating between the incidents of the past and present which reveal reactions and intent between Sonia's actions. Despite have the two most sought-after things - true love and a successful career, what is it that Sonia still desires from life? Will she be able to save her marriage? Will she lose her career in the process?

    An intriguing tale of Love, corporate politics, troubled childhood and passion, this book will take you on a rollercoaster ride of ambition, sacrifices and heartbreak. Subtly touching on the sensitive issue of mental health, this book is riveting and brilliant!

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