untangle

What happened next makes for an intense, and intensely observed, memoir that has taken Palmer nearly 50 years to untangle.

How do countries untangle themselves from waves of political violence?

Shapiro dexterously untangles the Gordian knot of their entwined passions, shared ambitions and business bottom lines.

In the tradition of the finest memoir writing, the author spares no one, herself least of all, as she untangles the bad from the good while still allowing for some tricky knots.

What follows takes Louisa on a journey to untangle a lifetime of shifting identities affected by shifting borders in Asia and the United States.