The story
Entanglement is a quirky mystery with a sci-fi twist which reviews say "blends the wit of Douglas Adams with the sci-fi genius of Terry Pratchett" and "If you’re a fan of Douglas Adams, Issac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut or Haruki Murakami you’ll definitely love this book too".
David’s fiancée worries when he drops out of contact. MI5 panics when a secret airbase vanishes. Liz doesn’t understand when her research subjects go missing. Nigel is confused when he finds an ordinary house brick floating in thin air. And a woman spends her life shifting between parallel worlds. But how can all these things be connected? And why are cakes so important?
Entanglement is a warm, funny, and original tale about friendship, loss and coping when you’re out of your depth which also invites readers to ask, “What if?” What if you hadn’t answered that voicemail? And what if grass that never needs cutting wasn't being kept secret by the lawnmower companies?
The inspiration
In a sentence, my life so far, and every Sci-Fi offering I've ever read or watched. More specifically, in March 2018, I’d hit a block on another project, so I picked up an old copy of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to clear my head. I’d always loved it, and a page or two in, I had another reason to thank Douglas Adams, as something in it had sparked an idea
Two hours later, I’d written a few thousand words of what became Entanglement. Much of that is still in the book too, and unlike writers who have their stories fully mapped out from the start, mine evolved as I wrote it. At times it even seemed like I was reading it as I went along, rather than writing it, which was an amazing feeling.
I found it astonishing too, how many events from own my life crept into the story without me noticing, and doubly so when friends pointed them out later. In similar vein, I had no conscious notion that Nigel's brick was inspired by Adams' description of the Vogon ships until I was asked about it on BBC Radio by someone who'd interviewed Adams himself. Funny how the brain works