Publisher's Synopsis
"The best book about gallstones I have ever read" - Karen Is it a story? Is it a memoir? Is it a recipe book? - Yes! It is all of the above! After being diagnosed with gallstones in 2017, and being told that she could no longer consume any fat in her diet, fat-loving author Juliet Sullivan had to radically change her eating habits... Like millions of people who are diagnosed with this horrible condition every year (probably), Juliet had to switch to a NO-FAT / LOW-FAT diet overnight. She would do anything to avoid the agony of a gallstone attack - something she compares with giving birth to a giant-headed ten pound baby. And so she set about learning a new way of eating; a way that would keep her gallstones happy. Juliet is in good company: past sufferers of gallstone-related disease include the Dalai Lama, Andy Warhol and Eric Clapton, as well as the singer Pink. In this book you will read about Juliet's journey; one of intrepid, painful, and sometimes hilarious discovery; you will discover the deepest, darkest secrets of the gallbladder; and you will find out how to cook a delicious shepherd's pie without using fat. Juliet is a self-proclaimed expert on all things gallstone-related. She says: "When I was asked 'What do you want to do when you grow up?' as a youngster, I may not have replied, 'I want to traverse the mysteries of the gallbladder, discovering the truth about gallstones and conquering the world they inhabit', but then I got gallstones." This is her story - it is raw, funny, painful, and profound. And there are quite a few recipes included.
