Kate Womersley

Why did no one diagnose my sister’s TB?

Arifa Akbar tells the harrowing story of how the health service failed to detect her sibling’s TB, and the violent bullying she received at home

Fauzia, aged seven (left) and Arifa, four, at their grandparents’ home

  • Consumed: A Sister’s Story

    Arifa Akbar

    Sceptre, pp. 249, £16

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