Crown / Penguin Random House ~ Hardback, 2011 ~ Paperback, 2012 [Broadway Books]

ISBN-10: 0307588122 / ISBN-13: 978-0307588128

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“For readers who suffer from allergies, or care for someone who does, for parents who wonder why they can no longer send their child to school with the American staple, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, or for anyone curious about how Sandra Beasley handles a lifelong challenge successfully, this book is for you. Winning, wise and humorous, you’ll think twice when someone says, ‘Pass the peanuts.’”

~Adriana Trigiani

“Sandra Beasley’s memoir—so bright and lucid and compelling, so intelligent and affecting—is even more than a gripping tale of living with numerous, potentially deadly allergies….Beasley’s memoir is ultimately an exploration of how we negotiate our vulnerable, permeable selves in a world that is filled equally with joy and harm.”

~Richard McCann

“Sandra Beasley’s book is both hilarious and moving. It’s about what it’s like to live in fear of hidden parmesan, but it’s also about teenage rebellion, romance and George Washington Carver. Recommended for everyone, no matter what their immune system is like.”

~A.J. Jacobs

“A sufferer’s witty, sobering account of living with life-threatening food allergies.”

~People

“Charming…Beasley is a warm and lively guide to the quirky world of allergies… a vital call to arms for allergy awareness.”

~Judy Bolton-Fasman, Boston Globe

An “honest and amusing medical memoir that’s also a patient-written primer on food allergies. This birthday girl doesn’t kvetch, though she has every right to. She doesn’t consider herself a victim, just someone who has to experience the world differently from the rest of us.”

~Suzanne Allard Levingston, The Washington Post

• “An ‘Allergy Girl Comes Out of Her Bubble” for the Wall Street Journal
• “Minefield Loving” for Psychology Today‘s Two-Minute Memoir
• Featured in Jessica Sidman’s piece for the Washington City Paper, “What It’s Like Dining Out With Extreme Allergies and Dietary Restrictions?”
• Hear the author discuss food allergies on The Diane Rehm Show for NPR
•  “When Even One Drink Could Kill You,” for The Washington Post‘s Outlook
• Featured in Electric Lit’s November 2022 roundup of “8 Books About the Reality of Living with Chronic Illness,” by Emma Bolden