![]() With dizzying speed The Disappeared uncovers the chaotic underworld of a Yorkshire city, its characters eventually stumbling across one another in a single catastrophe. 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. 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 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. Roger Scruton (19442020) was a philosopher, public commentator, and the author of more than forty books, including Notes from Underground and Fools. The Disappeared is a story of our times, of kidnap and rescue, of abuse and healing. ![]() ![]() The Disappeared (Trade Paperback / Paperback) It is a heartfelt appeal on behalf of old fashioned decencies and values, which are the bedrock of our weakened, but still enduring civilization. How to be a Conservative is not only a blueprint for modern conservatism. Drawing on his own experience as a counter-cultural presence in public life, Scruton argues that while humanity might survive in the absence of the conservative outlook, it certainly won't flourish. n Western politics, what can conservatives now contribute to public debate that will not be dismissed as pure nostalgia? In this highly personal and witty book, renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explains how to live as a conservative in spite of the pressures to exist otherwise. What does it mean to be a conservative in an age so sceptical of conservatism? How can we live in the presence of our 'canonized forefathers' at a time when their cultural, religious and political bequest is so routinely rejected? With soft left-liberalism as the dominant force i. How to be a conservative (Trade Paperback / Paperback)
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