The Disappeared

Marc Notes: 'The Disappeared' is a story of our times, of kidnap and rescue, of abuse and healing. It is the story of Stephen, a teacher whose love for the pupil who shares his dreams brings him face to face with ruin;of Sharon, the child of a feckless stepmother, and her criminal abusers;of Laura, the investigative high-flyer, now faced with rape and sexual slavery;of Justin, environmentalist and Heavy Metal fan, whose obsession with Muhibbah, rescued from forced marriage, spells disaster for them both. It is the story of a police force fearful of charges of racism, and a social worker, Iona, expected to make a viable community from fragments that will not join. Contributor Bio:  Scruton, Roger Roger Scruton is a writer and philosopher and the author of more than forty books, including "The Aesthetics of Architecture" (Princeton), "The Aesthetics of Music," "The Face of God," and "Green Philosophy." He is a visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford and a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC.