The Untangling

"Tiffany, every connection I've made with you on this platform has made me realize there are other writers out there with sensitive souls, who understand the depth of both suffering and compassion and who are using their gifts to heal the world. Thank you for being here." -Jeannie Ewing

What happens when the stories we're told about faith, family, and belonging begin to unravel? In this powerful collection of essays, Tiffany Chu charts a course through the aftermath of loss and the journey toward reconstruction. With prose that is both lyrical and precise, she examines the spaces between cultures, between beliefs, between who we were and who we become.

These essays, originally published online, move fearlessly through territory both intimate and universal: a crisis of faith, the complexities of cross-cultural identity, the grief of losing a child, and the challenge of building a home in the aftermath of loss. Yet within these explorations of breaking apart, Chu discovers unexpected beauty and connection.

From the fog-wrapped mountains of Taiwan to the sun-bleached streets of Southern California, from the sterile corridors of hospitals to the warm embrace of chosen family, 'The Untangling' offers a profound meditation on how we carry our wounds while continuing to reach for light. This is a book for anyone who has ever felt caught between worlds, anyone who has loved through loss, anyone searching for home in the spaces between.

"Tiffany's writing is like the gift of a warm fire on a winter's night. A poignant alchemy of all layers of the experiences and emotions that make up the human condition, her words will continue to resound in your heart long after your first encounter with them." -Suyin Tan