{"product_id":"the-fogging-by-luke-horton-9781925849592","title":"The Fogging","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA compelling tale of the slow disintegration of a relationship and the unravelling of a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTom and Clara are two struggling academics in their mid-thirties, who decide to take their first holiday in ten years. On the flight over to Indonesia, Tom experiences a debilitating panic attack, something he hasn't had in a long time, which he keeps hidden from Clara. At the resort, they meet Madeleine, a charismatic French woman, her Australian partner, Jeremy, and five-year-old son, Ollie, and the two couples strike up an easy friendship. The holiday starts to look up, even to Tom, who is struggling to get out of his own head. But when Clara and Madeleine become trapped in the maze-like grounds of the hotel during 'the fogging' – a routine spraying of pesticide – the dynamics suddenly shift between Tom and Clara, and the atmosphere of the holiday darkens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold with equal parts compassion and irony, and brimming with observations that charm, illuminate, and devastate, \u003cem\u003eThe Fogging\u003c\/em\u003e dives deep into what it means to be strong when your foundation is built on sand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Claustrophobic and vertiginous ... an unshrinking and skilfully drawn portrait of a decaying relationship. In restrained prose, Horton illuminates the darker edges of masculinity. His is a frequency finely tuned to silences, gaps of language and meaning, things left unsaid – and their cumulative weight. Like a brewing storm on an oppressive summer day, \u003cem\u003eThe Fogging\u003c\/em\u003e is quiet but assured, building towards the thunderclap of its final pages.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n– Jennifer Down, author of \u003cem\u003eOur Magic Hour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThe Fogging\u003c\/em\u003e is disquieting, compelling, and scrupulously observed, exploring themes of mental illness, interconnectedness, and selfhood. Horton observes his characters with a clear and compassionate eye, rendering his protagonist's utter humanity and chronic isolation with stark tenderness and an honesty that moves.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n– Laura McPhee-Browne, author of \u003cem\u003eCherry Beach\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Luke Horton's writing is sustained, accomplished, and full of insight. \u003cem\u003eThe Fogging\u003c\/em\u003e is haunting in its familiarity, his characters pervasive in their unwillingness to truly connect, with one another and with themselves.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n– Anna Krien, author of \u003cem\u003eNight Games\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAct of Grace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46671955525868,"sku":"9781925849592","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18821253482873.jpg?v=1752829349","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-fogging-by-luke-horton-9781925849592","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}