"By making The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness so smart, funny, and engaging, Sarah Ramey has found a way to turn life-saving medicine into a delicious read. I've given this book to so many people and they've all come back with overwhelming gratitude."--Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House

"Sarah Ramey is a person of uncommon wit, bravery, compassion, honesty, and intellect. Every one of those qualities is on full display in this unflinching, important, and stunningly written memoir, which gives voice to millions of women whose experiences and pain have been ignored and minimized."
--Ed Yong, author of I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

"With brilliant storytelling, Sarah Ramey tells of her experience with a mysterious illness while weaving in a practical roadmap for the woman who is overwhelmed, confused, depressed, desperate, and suffering with confusing symptoms. As she undertakes her heroine's journey through her relationship with her body, she reclaims her power and comes home to herself--because in the end, it's getting back into our bodies that allows us to become free. A masterwork and a page-turning, fantastic read."
--Alisa Vitti, author of In The FLO and founder of FLO Living

"A visceral, scathing, erudite read that digs deep into how modern medicine continues to fail women and what can be done about it."
--Booklist, Starred Review

"Illuminating . . . Though this medical saga is disturbing in the many miscalculations her doctors made, Ramey's hilarious and upbeat sense of humor lightens even the direst of circumstances . . . Her uncanny grit and fortitude will deeply inspire the multitudes facing similar issues."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Astonishing, thorough and revelatory, a valuable resource for WOMIs and those who seek to understand and treat them. . . This book is a rallying cry to all other women whose illnesses go untreated but also to the general public on the need to make our medical system more responsive to chronic illness. Ramey's memoir will lift you up by taking you down into the depths of despair that she experienced; you will be as inspired as you are educated about topics such as autoimmune disease, the endocrine system and the ways that society and gender affect them."
--America