![]() The bed itself was huge and her darling girl seemed frail and tiny lying upon it, awkward and out of place. Later in the day, they had propped her beautiful little girl up in bed. ![]() Dr Zarak had reassured her that Nyla was recovering well. ![]() Nyla was still groggy - presumably from the anesthetic, thought Nasreen. A couple of hours later, Dr Zarak had rounded on her and - to Nasreen’s intense relief - found everything in order. Having spent the previous night in the recovery area adjoining the OR, Nyla was shifted early this morning to the step-down unit. It’s been a wrenching period for Nyla and Nasreen. Eos presents an exclusive excerpt from the book, the events of which take place after a bomb blast in the city. ![]() At its centre are two highly ambitious doctors, a man and a woman, both working at Karachi’s upmarket Avicenna Hospital, and both out to achieve fame and fortune for themselves. Saad Shafqat’s sophomore novel Rivals is a fast-paced potboiler set, like his debut novel, in a milieu he knows well as a practising doctor - the world of medicine and healthcare practitioners. ![]()
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