It’s not often that a book can link science terminology and literature and do it successfully. This is a beautiful story about the lives of two couples told over 30 years. Stella and John, Beth and Charlie – four people whose lives are interconnected and examined in minute detail, encompassing tragedy, love, recriminations and lost pathways.
At the heart of the book the premise is “when two particles become entangled they remain connected even when they are far away”.
This story will strike a chord in everyone’s heart.

Katy Mahood's debut novel begins with Charlie and Stella exchanging glances at Paddington Station one day in 2007. There is a spark of recognition but they cannot place where they might have met before. The novel then moves between 1977 and 2007, tracing the lives of Charlie, Stella and John and their families. It is an intriguing premise and makes for a moving tale of love and relationships; mental and physical illness; alcoholism, family breakdown, sexuality and acceptance.

It took a while to get into Entanglement but I'm glad I persevered. The reason for the 4* is because of the constant head hopping in the early section of the book. It made it hard to follow. I didn't really 'get' the quantum physics concept. For me, the story stands up well without it. I found the characters well drawn and believable. Many thanks to Net Galley and The Borough Press for the opportunity to read and review Entanglement.

A story, spanning three decades about two couples and how their lives intermingle throughout the years as they travel along life's pathways.
A really enjoyable read.

This isn't poorly executed, in that the writing is strong, even lyrical at times. However, the structure wasn't for me- too much back and forth yanked me out of the reverie I like to immerse myself in while reading and I had to keep adjusting my perspective. Perhaps this novel would work better for me if I had read it in long sessions, rather than snatched bursts throughout the week as is my usual habit.

I absolutely loved this book.I was unsure when I first started it as it took a while to get used to the way the stories of the different characters combine ,as they move in and out of each other's lives without ever knowing each other,but once I got used to that,I came to appreciate the beautiful quality of the writing ,the sensitive way the author dealt with the characters and the way they faced the many challenges life threw at them.There are some incredibly moving parts and each character is drawn with great sympathy and care.
It is a beautiful book,highly recommended.I hope Katy Mahood writes more!

This story absolutely blew me away. I felt myself experience a range of emotions from laughter and happiness at the characters' high points to surprise and sadness - many tears were shed in the reading of this novel, but I loved every moment!

The characters (two couples: Stella and John, and Charlie and Beth) completely drew me in; I felt like I knew them so well by the end of the book. It begins in 1977, and I loved reading about life in London (one of my favourite cities!) during that time and in the 30 years after that is covered by the novel. There's something about following the same characters over a long length of time - observing through the pages the key points in their adult life - which makes the reader (or me, anyway!) feel so much more invested. That's not to say I particularly liked all of the characters in this book, I just found them incredibly interesting in their own ways, and wanted to read more about them.

The plot is unique in the way that it combines the theory of quantum physics (this idea that particles which became connected can remain so, even when far apart from eachother - this is coming from someone with no scientific understanding, but it's all presented in a way that makes sense in the pages of Entanglement) with completely everyday, identifiable life events: relationships, careers, having kids, dealing with loss and grief... many things that will, unfortunately, affect many of us at some point in our lives, and therefore is so relatable. The lives of the characters  overlap in various ways and at many points over the years thereafter - someone will glimpse someone else for just a second, and at other times their connections become more fixed.

I loved reading about the 'near misses' some of the characters have with almost meeting, and the possibilities that this brings. Katy Mahood's beautiful writing meant this novel was, for me, just perfect.

Entanglement is a bitter sweet story of two couples as they journey through life with everything that life throws at them ! The story begins in the 1970's and spans over 30 years .It tells the story of the lives of Stella and John and Charlie and Beth and their entanglement.This is not the usual type of book I usually read but it is so beautifully written I was drawn in right from the start and I absolutely loved it .This is one of those stories that stay with you long afterwards .

This was a strange book for me as it isn't really the type of book I would normally go for. But I have been getting stuck in a rut with my reading recently so I have been trying to diversify and part of that project is picking books that pique my interest from the blurb and seeing where they take me.
This is the story of two couples. Stella & John and Charlie & Beth. After witnessing Charlie and Stella having a moment of recognition at Paddington station, we rewind some thirty years and follow them from the start of their respective relationships and onward. These stories are both individual to each couple but overlap and juxtapose as they meander towards the present. Never quite coming together though.
The two couples are very different and follow very different paths in their loves and love. We see the highs and lows that they all experience, often in quite a voyeuristic way and it was hard not to emotionally invest in the characters as they were all very well drawn and developed nicely as time went on. It was also, for me, a book full of reminiscence. I remember with fondness quite a lot of what the characters saw and did through the book making this even more of an emotional read as it bordered into nostalgia quite a bit. Obviously along with the good memories were also some that I wasn't so delighted to have been reminded of but you can't rewrite history to suit, neither can you paint an unbalanced picture of life growing up so it was all perfect valid and included for balance.
it was also a book that didn't seem to amount to much as I was reading it. For the majority, it just ticked along nicely, and I had not much idea where we were going. But I was having a lovely journey so I just went with the flow and it wasn't until I had finished, when I say back and thought about it all as a whole that I realised exactly how powerful it had all been.
After finishing, I was so impressed with the style and content of what I had just read that I checked the author out as I was quite interested in seeing what else she had written. Disappointment turned to wonder as I found out that this is actually her debut novel. Making this all the more impressive a read as I though it spoke from a much more mature voice. I guess I'll just have to be patient and wait to see what she comes up with for her follow up.
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Warmhearted and involving story around the lives and loves of two couples. The darkness of love is beautifully displayed alongside the brightness of first love, lust and maternal love. This is a book I will remember with characters that I already miss.

Entanglement is the story of two couples spanning across thirty years and you find yourself wondering if their lives may intertwine at some point. This book is well written with lovely characters and all in all is a very pleasant read. This is the debut novel by Katy Mahood and look forward to reading more from her.
Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Collins UK and the author for the chance to review.

Whilst reading this story I just wasn’t sure where it was going. It’s one of those that stays with you afterwards and you realize how unique and lovely the story is!

I must say it is beautifully written and the cover art is very striking.

Would be very interested in reading more from this author.

2007: at the end of a momentous day, Charlie, Stella and John cross paths under the arches of Paddington Station. As Charlie lo keys with Stella across the platform, a brief, powerful spark of recognition flashes between them. Plunging back thirty years we watch as, Unknown to them all, the lives of Stella and John, and Charlie and his girlfriend Beth are pulled even closer., an invisible thread connecting them across the decades, and through London's streets.

We Lear the ups and downs the couples experience, love, happiness, betrayal, loss and living with mental and physical illness, to name a few. This story begins in 1977 and covers thirty years. This is a beautifully written and emotion read.

I would like to thank NetGalley, HarperCollins,UK, HarperFiction and the author Katy Mahood for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A strange tale of how people's lives cross and mix and affect each other. Nothing very exciting happens but what kept me reading is the extraordinary quality of the language. It is so beautifully written that you become fully involved.
Recommended if you like to try something different.

Some paths cross but never collide...

It’s only now that I’ve finished reading this that I see just how perfect the cover is. The story begins in 1977 and charts 30 years in the lives of Stella, John and Charlie and their entanglement. There’s a line about someone with a 2p ready ‘for when the pips went’ and for some reason this was the image that made me feel nostalgic for the 70s. There is a quality to the writing that reminded me (in a good way) of a set text in school, possibly triggered by my nostalgia. I loved reading this and I’m going to miss the characters now that I’ve finished it. I highly recommend it and hope to read more by Katy Mahood in the future

This is an intelligent and eloquently written novel. It's an interesting concept using Quantum Physics as a base and moments of serendipity. Some of the characters were beyond my understanding and many drunken, aggressive reprobates. It's a slow read with a lot of inconsequential facts and imagery of a tour of London and drunken funeral wakes. The style of writing was hard going like a classic. Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins.

A story inspired by a concept from quantum physics? Well, yes. Put simply (thank you, Wikipedia), quantum entanglement is the idea that entangled particles remain connected and that actions performed on one affect the other even when separated by great distances. It’s what Albert Einstein dubbed ‘spooky action at a distance’. Katy Mahood uses this concept as the inspiration for the story of two couples whose life journeys overlap, mirror and just occasionally come into brief contact with each other. Following the chance presence of Stella and Charlie, two complete strangers, at one momentous event, it’s a story of repeated ‘almost encounters’ that may be no more than a fleeting glance or a glimpse from a park bench. Ships passing unnoticed in the night, as it were.

The reader witnesses the ups and downs of their lives as both couples experience joy and loss, love and betrayal, and struggle with mental and physical illness, alcoholism and unfulfilled dreams. The author recently spoke in an interview for The Daily Mail about how her own husband’s illness became the motivation to write the book.

I’ve loved being entangled in the lives of these two couples for the past few days and seeing how, if at all, their stories might converge. It's an emotional journey that is beautifully described and feels absolutely true to life and authentic.

This us a compelling,beautifully told tale of interweaving family fortunes. The characters are well drawn and instantly believable. This does not have the attraction of a murder or a mystery. It doesn't need it. The story has its own ability to fascinate the reader. The context of entanglement is used very convincingly as is the reference to Physics. All in all, a great achievement.

Entanglement should really be called confuse me.
Leaping through time is quite hard to put down on paper and this book had a good subject matter but I felt it jumped about to much and I found it hard going.Other people might like it but there are to many other books out there to waste time on one you are not enjoying.

This book tells the story of two couples Stella and John and Beth and Charlie as they make their way through their lives. It delves into the highs and lows of relationships. What I liked most about this book was Mahood's description of everything. She is definitely a writer to watch with interest.