
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.
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