The Price Of Pride

A Classic Thai Romance of Love, Choice, and Consequence

Written in 1930 by M.L. Buppha Nimmanahemindh, under the pen name Dokmai Sot, First Fault is a landmark of Thai classical romance-a novel that dissects love and marriage not as fairy tales, but as life-altering decisions with lasting consequences.

Set within the refined yet unforgiving social world of early 20th-century Siam, the story follows two sisters whose opposing temperaments lead them down very different paths.

As Valai's marriage unravels through betrayal, public humiliation, and the harsh reality of polygamous power dynamics, she is forced to confront the true cost of her "first fault." Her refusal to remarry-despite a sincere proposal from Luang Nariban Bantheung, a man who has loved her faithfully for years-becomes an act of maternal devotion and moral reckoning, not romantic defeat.

In its haunting final reflection, First Fault reveals its central truth: the gravest mistakes are not those imposed upon us, but those we choose-confidently, proudly, and only once… yet once is enough.

A Connected Literary Universe

The Price Of Pride (ความผิดครั้งแรก) is the opening novel in a trilogy by Dokmai Sod, followed by The Weight of Former Deeds (กรรมเก่า) (1932) and The Quiet Triumph (ชัยชนะของหลวงนฤบาล) (1935), where familiar characters return and unresolved emotional threads reach their reckoning.

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This audiobook performance was created and narrated by Thanthita Lerttaraseth. The underlying literary work is in the public domain.