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A Doctor in the House
A Doctor in the House is the hilarious story of a young woman who gets all she ever dreamed of - a medical degree and a handsome boyfriend who proposes marriage. The families consent and it's wedding time and the couple ride off into the sunset.
But they never tell you what actually happens in the happily ever after, do they?
A storm begins to brew...an old flame shows up, uttering the very words Bhavna wanted to hear all those years ago. Can you ever forget your first love? The shy glances, the thudding heart?
Her best friend, Monika faces an ugly divorce.
Avinash, her soulmate seems secretive and angry all the time.
Bhavna starts hating what she sees in the mirror.
A generous sprinkling of clashes with her mother in law, a dash of harsh words, a cup of misunderstandings - the cauldron boils over.
But they never tell you what actually happens in the happily ever after, do they?
A storm begins to brew...an old flame shows up, uttering the very words Bhavna wanted to hear all those years ago. Can you ever forget your first love? The shy glances, the thudding heart?
Her best friend, Monika faces an ugly divorce.
Avinash, her soulmate seems secretive and angry all the time.
Bhavna starts hating what she sees in the mirror.
A generous sprinkling of clashes with her mother in law, a dash of harsh words, a cup of misunderstandings - the cauldron boils over.
167 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 28, 2014
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May 29, 2021
The author has managed to take the reader right into the female protagonist's mind. The story is on a serious topic but it has wit and charm. A good weekend read.
January 1, 2018
"A Doctor in the House" deals with a young Ophthalmologist, Bhavna.
Bhavna is married to the man of her dreams but ... she is living with him in the house of the woman of her nightmares - her Mother-in-Law.
The author has a great sense of realism to which she adds a nice touch of humour. I enjoyed the misadventures of Bhavna as she negotiated a career and friends and marriage - her problems were real. The MIL is so believable, I had to peep over my shoulder just to make sure she wasn't there in the room with me evilly making notes of how to stymie me like she keeps obstructing Bhavna.
The husband, the old flame, and the best friend are well-developed characters and the author uses them to help the story along, with each character adding layers of conflict to beleaguer Bhavna as if she didn't already have enough problems.
Bhavna's dealings with her patients were well handled and took me back to my own experience with eye patients - it was almost deja vu for me.
Overall, an enjoyable read.
Bhavna is married to the man of her dreams but ... she is living with him in the house of the woman of her nightmares - her Mother-in-Law.
The author has a great sense of realism to which she adds a nice touch of humour. I enjoyed the misadventures of Bhavna as she negotiated a career and friends and marriage - her problems were real. The MIL is so believable, I had to peep over my shoulder just to make sure she wasn't there in the room with me evilly making notes of how to stymie me like she keeps obstructing Bhavna.
The husband, the old flame, and the best friend are well-developed characters and the author uses them to help the story along, with each character adding layers of conflict to beleaguer Bhavna as if she didn't already have enough problems.
Bhavna's dealings with her patients were well handled and took me back to my own experience with eye patients - it was almost deja vu for me.
Overall, an enjoyable read.
May 25, 2024
A Doctor In The House is a funny, thoughtful and light piece of fiction which may or may not have elements of real life events from the author’s life.
Ophthalmologist Dr. Shraddha Sahi’s debut outing in the world of writing starts with a healthy dose of saas-bahu tiffs which will resonate with anyone who has been or is in a similar marital situation (which, unfortunately, is a great number of people).
The saas bahu drama is not the only thing in the book that will hit you differently; there is the oh, so sweet and innocent and naïve, college crush, too.
This goes to say, the content of the book is quite relatable.
Beware! The book, in no insignificant amount, comprises of rants of a woman not happy in her marriage, which will surely resonate with a lot of readers, many will, of course, like to go on reading it, but, eventually, may make you ask, what is the point of all this.
A major part of the story takes place while Bhavna is in medical college. So, there are a lot of details of the undergraduate medical education, especially the first year. While that is, for the most part, interesting even to a non-Medico, somewhere in the middle of the book the author goes into a lot more detail about the first term exams. That’s where I skimmed through quite a few pages. A non-medico, I think, would be grossly bored by that part.
When the medical part, apparently, takes over the narrative, there is little else going on. The events in the present become sidetracked in favour of nostalgia. This book feels like a biography rather than literary fiction for the most part, so much so that the only thing which feels unreal is the happy ending.
Read this for a some nostalgic laughs.
Ophthalmologist Dr. Shraddha Sahi’s debut outing in the world of writing starts with a healthy dose of saas-bahu tiffs which will resonate with anyone who has been or is in a similar marital situation (which, unfortunately, is a great number of people).
The saas bahu drama is not the only thing in the book that will hit you differently; there is the oh, so sweet and innocent and naïve, college crush, too.
This goes to say, the content of the book is quite relatable.
Beware! The book, in no insignificant amount, comprises of rants of a woman not happy in her marriage, which will surely resonate with a lot of readers, many will, of course, like to go on reading it, but, eventually, may make you ask, what is the point of all this.
A major part of the story takes place while Bhavna is in medical college. So, there are a lot of details of the undergraduate medical education, especially the first year. While that is, for the most part, interesting even to a non-Medico, somewhere in the middle of the book the author goes into a lot more detail about the first term exams. That’s where I skimmed through quite a few pages. A non-medico, I think, would be grossly bored by that part.
When the medical part, apparently, takes over the narrative, there is little else going on. The events in the present become sidetracked in favour of nostalgia. This book feels like a biography rather than literary fiction for the most part, so much so that the only thing which feels unreal is the happy ending.
Read this for a some nostalgic laughs.
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