Your mother or father, their whole life, told properly.
The stories they tell at the table, the ones they never wrote down, the years before you were born. Bring us what you know of your parent — the places, the work, the small, specific details — and we write a real, full-length book of their life. You read it before anyone else.
Instant & digital · you approve it first · short ~$19 · full novella ~$29
A real excerpt, from a book we published.
Not a sample written for a landing page — this is lifted from a complete published book, word for word; its first two chapters are free to read.
He set the gun against his shoulder. The motion came from instinct, from the old drill his father had taught him before the marsh had taken his father. Sight down the barrel. Breathe out slow. Fire when the target fills the sight.
Order it. We write it. You approve it. You share it.
Four steps, and the third is the one that matters. Nothing is ever shared until you have read the whole book and said yes.
Tell us the story
Answer a short set of questions with the memories and facts only you can give — the people, the places, the moments, the specific detail. A few minutes of your time.
We write the book
A complete book is drafted from exactly what you gave us — a short book of 8,000–10,000 words, or a full novella of 25,000 words across 20 chapters. Ready in minutes, not weeks.
You read it first
Nothing is shared until you have read the finished book and said yes. Your memories stay yours, and you can have them deleted.
Send it by a private link
Deliver a link they open in any browser — no app, no account. You set an access code; only the people you choose can read. They can also download the PDF or EPUB.
Two lengths. One payment. No subscription.
Read the first two chapters free first — the books on our shelf are complete, not samples.
Short book
Full novella
Every book is digital and instant. A printed hardcover edition is coming. Pay by card at checkout, or start at /gift and we'll take it from there.
What buyers ask.
What do I tell you about my mum or dad?
The things only family knows — where they grew up, the work they did, the stories that get retold, the phrases and habits you'd recognise anywhere. You don't need a full biography. You need the specifics, and the book is built from them.
My parent is still alive — is it a surprise, or can they help?
Either. Many people fill the form from their own memory and keep the book a surprise; others sit down with their mother or father and gather the stories together. It works either way, as a surprise or as something you gather together.
I don't know much about their early life. Can I still do this?
Yes. Give us what you do have — a hometown, a trade, a photograph, a story you've heard a dozen times — and say plainly where the gaps are. The book works from the facts you supply and never pretends to know more.
Will it read like a biography, or a novel?
A novel in prose, built from real memories. It has scenes, people and a through-line, rather than a list of dates — a life told as a story, the way the best family histories are.
Can I read it before my family does?
Always. You read the finished book and ask for changes first. Nothing is shared with anyone at all until you approve it.
Same engine, a different subject.
Giving it as a gift? See the gifting occasions — anniversaries, weddings, birthdays and more.
Start with the story only you can tell.
It takes a few minutes, and you read the book before anyone else does.