Putting your life on the page with Ann Patchett, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Julia Samuel and Arifa Akbar
Woman's Hour
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A Sister's Story by Arifa Akbar
In her memoir, consumed, a sister's story was published last year. Arifa akbar has been a journalist for over 20 years and is currently the guardian's chief theatre critic. The book hinges on my sister's death, a death that occurred in 20 16. She had terrible chest pains and other symptoms, you know, bed sweats, aall sorts of things. They couldn't find what was wrong with her. But shockingly, we they didn't know why. And when she went back to hospital after being ill again, it was said: 'There's no way back from this'
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