At first, I didn't find fog – fog found me.
Liminal, transformative and increasingly elusive – far from a simple cloud of water droplets, fog is a state of mind. As mist drifted through a copse of trees, turning a familiar place strange and otherworldly, Laura Pashby snapped a photograph and an obsession began.
Pashby hunts for fog, walks and swims in it, explores its often pivotal role in literature, mythology and history, as well as its environmental significance. There has been a 50 per cent drop in 'fog events' in the past fifty years, fog is drifting away without us noticing and the ecological impact could be calamitous.
As she journeys to the foggiest places she can find, Pashby immerses herself in Dartmoor's dangerous fog, searches for the Scottish haar, experiences Venice's magical mist, tell us the myths behind the River Severn's fog and the shipwrecks it hides.
It's easy to get lost in fog, but sometimes it's where imperceptible things can be found, including in ourselves. Chasing Fog is a captivating meditation on fog and mist, a love song to weather and nature's power to transform.
-
Creators
-
Publisher
-
Release date
August 29, 2024 -
Formats
-
OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781398529977
- File size: 198658 KB
- Duration: 06:53:51
-
-
subjects
-
Languages
- English
Formats
- OverDrive Listen audiobook
Languages
- English
Why is availability limited?
×Availability can change throughout the month based on the library's budget. You can still place a hold on the title, and your hold will be automatically filled as soon as the title is available again.
The Kindle Book format for this title is not supported on:
×Read-along ebook
×The OverDrive Read format of this ebook has professional narration that plays while you read in your browser. Learn more here.