![]() They were all relatively young when their own mother died, yet theirs was always a harmonious relationship, which Leavitt contrasts with her own combative teenage years in the company of her sister Hannah. That realisation occurs early when she considers her very different aunts and their relationship with her mother. As such it could be seen as detailing any normal family, and so perhaps not of any great interest, but that discounts Leavitt’s ability to envelop readers in her recollections and give them a resonance. ![]() It’s a loving memoir of her mother’s life and influence, encompassing a broad look at other family members. Leavitt lived on the other side of Canada at the time, so was only able to visit a few times a year, making sketches and notes as documentation to aid her own poor memory in the future, and these eventually coalesced into Tangles. When anyone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease it’s sad, but it happened to Sarah Leavitt’s mother at the tragically early age of 52. ![]()
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