Taken:
Experiences of Forced Adoption
PRAM Publications is excited to announce a new work by Karen Constantine, who was incarcerated into a mother and baby home in 1978, she is a 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 is available to purchase in paperback and e-book formats. Search for Taken: Experiences of Forced Adoption to order the ebook on Amazon, Kobo, Google Books and other platforms.
Taken: Experiences of Forced Adoption (paperback)
The painful, often hidden experiences of women and children who were torn apart by forced adoption. A politically charged anthology of conversations with mothers and adult adoptees who endured time at mother and baby homes throughout England, Wales and Scotland.
Taken eBook on Amazon
Taken: Experiences of Forced Adoption, by Karen Constantine is now available for for Kindle Reader.
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