What if the biggest heartbreak isn't a breakup, but the silent surrender of your own dream?
This is an emotionally rich, soul-stirring debut that doesn’t just tell a story—it pulls you right into the aching heart of it. This isn’t your typical campus love tale. It’s layered, raw, real & quietly powerful. Through Saira's eyes, we witness the silent storm of so many young women—those who follow paths chosen for them, all the while clutching tightly to dreams they were never allowed to chase.
The story opens with Saira’s reluctant journey into engineering, a course she never desired but was pushed into—a painfully familiar reality for many. The writing is lyrical & immersive, from the dusty highways to the grand college gates, to the hesitant moments in the buffet line. & then comes him. Vedha. A professor. A stranger with a gaze so intense, it disrupts everything Saira thought she had figured out.
Some people enter your life not with a bang, but with a glance & suddenly, nothing is the same.
Their slow-burn connection, built with such finesse that even silence feels loud. The glances, the brushes of presence, the moments charged with emotion—everything about Saira & Vedha is delicate yet electric. Their story asks uncomfortable yet real questions: What if you fall for someone you’re not supposed to? What if timing & titles come in the way of something true?
But this book isn’t just about love. It’s about identity. About pressure. About choosing between being the perfect daughter & the honest version of yourself. Anya, Saira’s loyal friend, adds warmth & humour, often asking the questions we as readers want to yell at the protagonist: “Are you waiting for divine intervention or do you have a plan?”
The author's strength lies in her ability to blend poetic storytelling with relatable, sometimes hilariously real, moments of college life. The internal monologues, the emotional chaos, the subtle heartbreaks—it’s all beautifully messy & authentic.
Yours Painfully is a story that lives in the quiet spaces between words—where love, longing, & unspoken courage reside. This isn’t just a book. It’s a feeling.
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