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Description
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.
With dizzying speed The Disappeared uncovers the chaotic underworld of a Yorkshire city, its characters eventually stumbling across one another in a single catastrophe. A victim may bring redemption: but who will it be?
Product details
Published | 26 Feb 2015 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 296 |
ISBN | 9781448214990 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Reader |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Beautiful and dramatic prose...describes the class of cultures ...in Britain rather brilliantly.
Julie Bindel, Standpoint
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It's a gripping, disturbing narrative dealing with abduction and abuse but also love, escape and a type of redemption.
Douglas Murray, The Spectator
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An intelligent, intricate novel.
Kate Saunders, The Times