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Luke Horton's novel The Fogging opens with a panic attack. Tom, the book's protagonist, begins to tremble and sweat when the flight he is on — from Melbourne to Denpasar —hits turbulence. Tom is travelling with his long-term girlfriend, Clara, on a holiday they have organised more out of duty than from any real desire for travel, having booked their flights to use up his mother's Frequent Flyer points.The turbulence wakes Tom's 'ringing nerves' and anxiety starts 'chewing his inside?, making him 'shimmer' and 'pulse'. He panics, or comes close to panicking, a number of times throughout the novel. Horton's handling of this — directly, sensorially, compassionately — is remarkable. Tom's panic attacks are always vivid and bodily, and they always feel true to life. It's rare to see this achieved so well in fiction.' (Introduction)
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Panic Attack : A Remarkably Assured Debut
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