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( GIULIA ENDERS ) ILLUSTRATIONS BY JILL ENDERS Translation by DAVID SHAW GUT The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ VANCOUVER/BERKELEY For all single parents who put as much energy and love into bringing up their children as our mother did for my sister and me. And for Hedi. Copyright © 2015 by Giulia Enders Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Jill Enders Translation copyright © 2015 by David Shaw Originally published in Germany as Darm mit Charme by Ullstein in 2014 First published in English by Scribe in 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a license from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For a copyright license, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777 Greystone Books Ltd.www.greystonebooks.com Cataloguing data available from Library and Archives Canada ISBN 978-1-77164-149-4 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-77164-150-0 (epub) Editing by Jane Billinghurst Cover and interior illustrations by Jill Enders Cover design by......