In this powerful memoir the <em>New York Times</em> called “a poignantaccount,” Sarah Leavitt reveals how Alzheimer's disease transformedher mother, Midge, and her family forever. In spare blackand-white drawings and clear, candid prose, Sarah shares herfamily's journey through a harrowing range of emotions—shock,denial, hope, anger, frustration—all the while learning to cope,and managing to find moments of happiness. Midge, a Harvard educatedintellectual, struggles to comprehend the simplest words;Sarah's father, Rob, slowly adapts to his new role as full-time caretaker,but still finds time for wordplay and poetry with his wife;Sarah and her sister Hannah argue, laugh, and grieve together asthey join forces to help Midge. <em>Tangles</em> confronts the complexityof Alzheimer's disease, and ultimately releases a knot of memoriesand dreams to reveal a bond between a mother and a daughter thatwill never come apart.