PRAM Publications is home to the books of Karen Constantine, long time campaigner, political activist and contributor to magazines, newspapers, radio and TV.
Karen’s first non-fiction book, Taken: Experiences of Forced Adoption is a collection of, often shocking, conversations with mothers and adult adoptees who endured time at mother and baby homes in the United Kingdom. These written experiences are born of historic social injustice towards women and their children, they capture intolerance, cruelty, trauma and confusion across the generations.
The conversations are interwoven with Karen’s political commentary with focus on the responsibilities of a new Labour government and the need for a long-overdue official apology.
This book is published at a time when historical forced adoption is gaining wider public attention. The movie, Small Things Like These, released this autumn and starring Cillian Murphy, follows in the footsteps of
Philomena, The Magdalene Sisters, The Women in the Wall, Into the Fire, The Removed and The Marian Hotel. ITV News has aired regular reports on the topic and the Movement for an Adoption Apology has stepped up it’s campaigning, seeking the attention of the new government.
Taken: Experiences of Forced Adoption by Karen Constantine is published on 19 November 2024 and will be available to purchase in paperback and e-book formats. Links to the book on Amazon and other platforms will be available on this site.
