My Side of the Family
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The stories go with the person. The street she grew up on, her mother’s hands, what she was actually thinking the year she married — none of it survives unless someone writes it down.
This journal gives a grandmother somewhere to put it: her childhood, working life, family, what she believes about love, money and grief, and letters written directly to the people who may read them when she can no longer say the words herself.
It is for grandmothers who would rather write than be interviewed, for families spread across countries or generations, and for anyone buying a gift for a woman who has more to leave than furniture.
Nine chapters move through her life in order, so nothing has to be remembered out of nowhere. Every prompt is an invitation. She may skip what does not suit her, take as long as she likes, ask someone to write for her if her hands are tired, and keep private whatever she chooses.
Inside are 78 writing pages covering childhood, becoming a woman, marriage and family, career and calling, becoming a grandmother, wisdom to pass on, photos and mementos, and final letters.
There are pages for photographs, a handwritten recipe, books she has loved, six letters to sign and date, and 21 additional open prompts for memories that arrive later. A gift inscription page, dates-to-remember page and contents page are included at the front.
100 pages · 6 × 9 inches · cream uncoated paper · generous white space · wide ruled lines designed for a real pen and an unsteady hand.
An Analog Society book, published by Sovereign Publishing in Sydney.
An analogue hour with a real pen. No app, no account, nothing to scroll.
Book specifications
Format: Paperback, perfect bound
Pages: 100
Size: 6 × 9 in
Paper: 60# cream, uncoated
Interior: Premium black & white
Cover: Matte
Body text: 12pt
Series: Keepsake Series
Publisher: Analog Society
Language: English
Printed to order, one copy at a time.
My Side of the Family
$29.95 AUD
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$29.95 AUD
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