Article: Pair's escapade much like love story in book

A decade-old book inspired Carolyn MacLean and Scott Swanson in their search for "perfect love."

A Severe Mercy: C. S. Lewis and a Pagan Love Invaded by Christ, Told by One of the Lovers was written by Sheldon Vanauken, and the true story sounds much like the secret marriage and mysterious disappearance of the Wheaton College couple.

Swanson and MacLean turned up in San Diego, where Swanson told reporters Wednesday night, "Severe Mercy had a lot of influence on our relationship" but did not lead them to vanish nearly four months ago.

The book, published in 1977, tells of Vanauken and his late wife, Jean, who were secretly wed and fled aboard a yacht.

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