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Arush, 20, studious, careful, shy. Born and raised in Britain, he is elated when he gets chosen for an International program to spend twelve weeks in India. Here’s an opportunity to explore his roots.
When Puja and Arush meet, all they can think of is how unbelievably different the other one is. But with choppy internet and no other distractions, they start getting to know each other and slowly fall in love. But falling in love and staying in love are not the same thing.
When disaster strikes, they are embroiled in a dangerous situation that spirals out of control. Puja is forced to confront the harsh realities of life while Arush realises that India is not always the picture-perfect postcard he presumed it was.
Desperately fighting to expose the truth and save themselves, what happens to their love? Is it strong enough to survive forces that threaten to destroy it? Is it deep enough to drown their own doubts? Sometimes you have to travel far to find your true self.
A gripping novel from Preeti Shenoy, about love and discovery.
- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSrishti Publishers & Distributors
- Publication date17 August 2020
- Dimensions20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
- ISBN-109387022919
- ISBN-13978-9387022911
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From the Publisher

Q & A with Preeti Shenoy, the bestselling author of When Love Came Calling
Preeti Shenoy is the bestselling author of Life is What You Make It and twelve other titles. She is among the highest-selling authors in India. She is also a speaker, columnist, and artist.
We ask Preeti a few questions about her new book, the characters and the art of writing.
Q 1. With all your books, you have experimented with various genres and sub-genres. How was your experience of working on a young-adult/ coming of age story in When Love came Calling?
Preeti: It was really a refreshing experience. For teens and young adults, the immediacy of any situation is magnified ten times more than what it is for adults. I did a lot of research into the teen brain, and understood the behavioral aspect of teens in different scenarios as opposed to adults before writing this book.
I think teens will make great entrepreneurs if they utilize their strengths; they are naturally prone to more risk-taking than adults.
Q 2. Who or what was your inspiration behind creating the characters of Puja and Arush? They are every bit relatable to most readers.
Preeti: My own two children are young adults. They have many friends who are exactly like Puja and Arush. My son has some traits of Arush; I also had a lot of inputs from my daughter. When I was writing this book, she was doing an internship at Singapore. During lunch hour, she would call me and we would discuss the book in detail.
Q 3. This book explores the parent-child relationship deeply. Please tell us your thoughts on this subject.
Preeti: I think most parents have no idea just how much to push their teens. Some parents are very authoritative (like Puja’s mother). They are ‘Tiger moms’. While it works well for some kids, (like Puja’s sister), it doesn’t work well for others. There’s truly no one-size-fits-all when it comes to parenting. The important thing here is to understand your child, and then help them grow up to be good human beings. Parents should develop the ability to accept teens and young adults for who they are, as opposed to who they want their children to be. I think this book will also help teens to see things from the parents’ perspective. Many of my readers who have read this book tell me that they have given it to their parents to read.
Q 4. For you, what’s the most unique feature of this story?
Preeti: It will appeal to everyone. Even those who dislike the romance genre will find something they love in this book. It is rich and detailed. You travel with the protagonists to Wayanad, Mattancherry, Jew Town, Derby and Heathrow!
Q 5. Do you have any favorite lines in the book?
Preeti: My favourite lines in the book are spoken in Chaitra’s voice to her husband Krishnan. (Chaitra is Puja’s mom).
She says, ‘Where is the rule book that says mothers have to give up their careers and be there for the kids? Why didn’t you wind up all your businesses and stay at home? Was she my responsibility alone?’
I think these are powerful lines, especially in the Indian context, where the primary responsibility of child-raising falls on the mother.
Q 6. Please share the most interesting bit about writing When Love Came Calling.
Preeti: I lived in the skins of the two characters while writing this book. It was great fun to ‘think like Arush, talk like Arush’ and then immediately in the next chapter, I had to switch to thinking like Puja and talking like her. After a few chapters, I had to switch to Chaitra’s voice. I loved that and it was a great mental exercise for me! My readers too say they find an immediate connection, and they have two distinct voices. That felt very fulfilling to hear.
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- Publisher : Srishti Publishers & Distributors (17 August 2020); Srishti Publishers & Distributors, a unit of AJR Publishing LLP, 212-A, Peacock Lane, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi-110049, India, Contact No-011-41751981, sales@srishtipublishers.com
- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9387022919
- ISBN-13 : 978-9387022911
- Item Weight : 290 g
- Dimensions : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
- Country of Origin : India
- Net Quantity : 1 Piece
- Packer : Srishti Publishers & Distributors, a unit of AJR Publishing LLP, 212-A, Peacock Lane, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi-110049, India, Contact No-011-41751981, sales@srishtipublishers.com
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- Best Sellers Rank: #8,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #200 in Indian Writing (Books)
- #719 in Contemporary Fiction (Books)
- #909 in Contemporary Romance (Books)
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Preeti Shenoy, among the top five highest selling authors in India, is also on the Forbes longlist of the most influential celebrities in India.. Her work has been translated to many languages.She is India's most loved author, on life and relationships.
India Today has named her as being unique for being the only woman in the best-selling league. She has been awarded the ‘Indian of the Year’ award for 2017 by Brands Academy for her contribution to Literature. She has also received the Academia award for Business Excellence by the New Delhi Institute of Management. She has given talks in many premier educational institutions such as IITs and IIMs and corporate organisations like KPMG, Infosys and Accenture. She is also an artist specialising in portraiture and illustrated journalling.
Her short stories and poetry have been published in various magazines such as Conde Nast and Verve. She has been featured on BBC World, Cosmopolitan,The Hindu, Verve, Times of India and many more.
She has a very popular blog and also wrote a weekly column in The Financial Chronicle for many years. She has a massive online following. Her other interests are travel, photography and yoga. Her books include A Hundred Little Flames, It’s All In The Planets, Why We Love The Way We Do, The Secret Wish List, The One You Cannot Have and many others.
Website: www.preetishenoy.com
Twitter: @Preetishenoy
Blog: Blog.preetishenoy.com
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Reviewed in India on 24 February 2022
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A breezy novel, this is much more than just a regular romance story. It’s also about their relationships with others- family, siblings, friends, and their perspectives. Every character’s thought process comes to the fore as they narrate from their view point; and that adds more dimensions to this story.
The writing is simple and reader friendly, I’m first person, coming straight from the central characters. The authors describes what each feels in their own words, while elaborate on the what and why beautifully. The layers in each character come through as you proceed with the novel.
Overall, a nice quick read with a bit to retrospect on. Happy reading!
Author :Preethi shenoy
Pages :280
Publication : Shrishti publishers
Arush, art student, son of Indian immigrant parents who lives in UK, level headed who has his life figured out and goes in its way. He finds an opportunity to go to India for an all expenses paid international program to India and was excited to see the land where his root lies, where has never been before as his parents are not keen of being back there .
Puja ,business management student, the youngest of wealthy parents in Kerala, impulsive, live the moment kinda person who is naturally rebellious and the odd sheep in an otherwise perfect family, who is always measured up against her sister and never met the expectations her family has for her or don't mind giving any thought regarding where her life goes.
When they meet up in the community development program which is Ayush's happy chance and where Puja's mother enroll her against her will, it was all too natural and predictable that the opposites attract and they fall for each other.
When the young ones go on about their passionate romance, disaster strikes in the form of Sujit, Puja's school friend and the lovers are caught up in the mess of drugs, police involvement, media fabrication and politics. In the whirlwind of circumstances Puja goes back home and Arush to UK.
What happens to the fate of their relationship? Did it turn out to be just a holiday fling or much more is the story.
The description of Puja's family and the expectations on her are described very realistic and when both Arush and Puja understand their families point is beautiful and the ending pragmatic . I loved the beautiful illustrations in between, minimal and well portrayed and the quotes above them that express the turn of events in the book.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 24 February 2022
Author :Preethi shenoy
Pages :280
Publication : Shrishti publishers
Arush, art student, son of Indian immigrant parents who lives in UK, level headed who has his life figured out and goes in its way. He finds an opportunity to go to India for an all expenses paid international program to India and was excited to see the land where his root lies, where has never been before as his parents are not keen of being back there .
Puja ,business management student, the youngest of wealthy parents in Kerala, impulsive, live the moment kinda person who is naturally rebellious and the odd sheep in an otherwise perfect family, who is always measured up against her sister and never met the expectations her family has for her or don't mind giving any thought regarding where her life goes.
When they meet up in the community development program which is Ayush's happy chance and where Puja's mother enroll her against her will, it was all too natural and predictable that the opposites attract and they fall for each other.
When the young ones go on about their passionate romance, disaster strikes in the form of Sujit, Puja's school friend and the lovers are caught up in the mess of drugs, police involvement, media fabrication and politics. In the whirlwind of circumstances Puja goes back home and Arush to UK.
What happens to the fate of their relationship? Did it turn out to be just a holiday fling or much more is the story.
The description of Puja's family and the expectations on her are described very realistic and when both Arush and Puja understand their families point is beautiful and the ending pragmatic . I loved the beautiful illustrations in between, minimal and well portrayed and the quotes above them that express the turn of events in the book.

This is a story about two youngsters who are poles apart in every aspect. Puja, a girl of 19, confused about almost everything except her strong instant needs lives a posh life as her parents were rich and well settled. On the other hand Arush, being the same age as hers is always well planned about his life and everything that comes around lived in UK and is more thoughtful about his actions unlike Puja. They meet each other when they were for a volunteer work at a rural place located in Kerala. The only difference being that she came forcefully while he was thrilled to visit India, the place to which he actually belonged. As both of them gradually discovered each other, they happily dived into the ocean of love.
Unknown of the upcoming storm in their lives, they got hit very badly. But still the love between them remained intact until the storm got strengthened enough to separate them. Miles apart, unable to connect to each other Arush got doubtful about what he felt while Puja was sure about this one thing except all the things in her life. While Arush was nurtured back at his home, Puja still struggled to make her parents understand about her situation. As she wasn't so thoughtful, she fought with her fears and took a huge step.
She flew off to UK without her parent's permission. And that's when she finally discovered certainty in her life. She understood the value of love as well as family and most importantly herself. Arush too had a great ride on the rollercoaster of changes all this while finally understanding that thoughtfulness isn't applicable everywhere.
I enjoyed reading the book along with the small illustrations with small yet impactful sayings. The language was so free flowing that I was loving to read it aloud. And the beautiful description of the rural Kerala for a moment intimidated me to go over that place right now. I don't know why but I really blushed up while reading the moments of Arush and Puja. All the events in the story, like presuming about someone's thoughts when you're in love with that someone and you're unable to connect, the strong willingness of parents to make their child the best not understanding what the child wants, realisation of being wrong suddenly when all this time being on thought of doing right, all these felt so relatable .
All in all, I would recommend this book to everyone and especially who are confused about the certainty of their life and family, and those parents who never try to understand this child. The book touched deeply the core of my heart with not only the young thrilling love but also the importance of family and the fact that no matter how one person is different from others, it doesn't matter. Letting one person with its own self is what we need to do, be it our family members or a familiar stranger.
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