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Give Mom her bookfrom $199

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From $199, paid once. Nothing renews.

Give Mom her bookfrom $199
  • She tries it first. Not for her? Full refund.
Two finished memoirs on an oak table: a printed hardcover and a navy Linen Edition with the title in gold
Christine L. Castle holding her printed novel

“I had braced for the suffering. It never came.”

Christine L. Castle, author of the novel Vérnyúl. Before memoirs, our press helped her finish her book.

Our promiseShe tries it first. Not for her? Full refund. Pay in full, or in three with no interest.
Choose the edition

Three editions. Every one made for talking.

The gift
Edition I

The Keepsake

The essential stories of her life, in a hardcover she will keep by her chair.

The Story of My Mother
Edition I

The Keepsake

$199or 3 payments of $66.34, no interestor 3 × $66.34
  • Her time talking7 to 10 hours
  • The book10 to 12 chapters110 to 150 pages
  • Copies1 hardcover
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
  • Her time talking7 to 10 hours
  • The book110 to 150 pages
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
Give Mom her book$199
She tries it first. Not for her? Full refund.Print the gift tonight.
Edition II · More of her life

The Life

Room for more of her life: a longer interview and a fuller book.

Edition II

The Life

$399or 3 payments of $133or 3 × $133
  • Her time talking12 to 17 hours
  • The book18 to 22 chapters200 to 280 pages
  • Copies2 hardcovers
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
  • Volume IIIncluded, for her birthdayThe year after, one hardcover
  • Her time talking12 to 17 hours
  • The book200 to 280 pages · 2 copies
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
  • Volume IIIncluded, for her birthdayThe year after, one hardcover
Choose The Life$399
Edition III · Made to be inherited

The Heirloom

The family edition, made to be passed down.

Edition III

The Heirloom

$1,497or 3 payments of $499or 3 × $499
  • Her time talking18 to 27 hours
  • The book25 to 30 chapters290 to 380 pages
  • Copies6 linen, numbered and signed
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
  • VolumesThree: this book, then II and III for her next two birthdaysII and III are one hardcover each
  • The book290 to 380 pages · 6 signed
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
  • VolumesThree: this book, then II and III for her next two birthdaysII and III are one hardcover each
The audiobook
The gift box (US gifts)
Lifetime reprints
Choose The Heirloom$1,497

Every editionIncludes

Two clip-on microphonesShipped free
Big letters, read aloudOn a computer, tablet or phone
She approves every chapterBefore anything is printed
Family memoriesPrinted at the back
The gift certificateReady to print tonight
The Memory LineShe calls in a memory
Pay in threeNo interest, no fee
She tries it firstNot for her? Full refund
Every edition includesTwo mics shipped free · big letters, read aloud · she approves every chapter · family memories · the gift certificate · pay in three
After the book

A new volume for her birthday

  1. A year of check-insEvery three months, our AI interviewer checks in with her for 20 to 30 minutes. The family adds photos any time. Included with every book.
  2. A first lookAround month nine, you see the stories and photos gathered for Volume II.
  3. Printed for her birthdayVolume II is included in The Life, and Volumes II and III in The Heirloom. Otherwise it is $99, one payment, only if you choose it. Nothing renews.
Buying for a grandparent? See the grandparent gift
The gift certificate

Print it tonight. Give it on the day.

The gift certificate

Print it tonight. Give it on the day.

A PDF the minute you payher name, yours and your notethe code opens her bookor we email her on the day

Give Mom her book

No shipping deadline to miss.

No surprises

Every extra, priced.

At checkout, if you want them

  • The Linen Edition+$39The Keepsake’s copy as a Linen Edition, the title in gold on the spine. +$59 for The Life’s two copies.
  • The audiobook+$49The whole book read aloud. Included in The Heirloom.
  • The gift box+$49The certificate in a printed box, shipping included. Priority Mail, about 3 business days. US only, while in stock. Included with The Heirloom on mailed gifts.
  • A mailed certificateFreeStandard mail, about 5 to 7 business days. US only.
  • The printable certificate and the emailed invitationFree

Later, only if you want them

  • More hardcovers$49 eachOnce her book is approved.
  • More Linen Editions$59 eachOnce her book is approved.
  • Four more chapters+$59If her telling runs long, offered during her interview.

Two clip-on interview microphones, included with every edition

Paying over time

Or pay in three.

  • Two weeks apart, no interest, no fee.
  • If she pauses or finishes early, the remaining payments continue.
  • Pay in three is not available when the cost is split, or with Apple Pay or Google Pay.
The Keepsake$199
  1. Today, when you orderFirst payment$66.34
  2. In 14 daysSecond payment$66.33
  3. In 28 daysLast payment$66.33
Questions

Before you decide.

Something else on your mind? A person reads every email: hello@sagaseal.com

Does anything renew?

No. You pay once, or in three payments two weeks apart. There is no subscription and no yearly fee. Extra copies, and each new birthday volume after the book, are only if you order them.

What if she doesn’t like it?

She tries it first, and you’re covered. Before she starts: ask any time until 30 days after she opens her gift, and we refund you in full.

After her first conversation with Anna: if it isn’t for her, tell us within 7 days and we refund you in full, no questions asked. Either way, you have at least 14 days from the day you bought it, and at most 4 months.

After that, there are no cash refunds, but she is never stuck. If she runs out of time or energy, she can finish early and we write a shorter book from everything she has told us so far. Or she can pause, and her story waits for her. Nothing is lost.

Once she approves her final proof and her book goes to print, it can’t be refunded, unless it is faulty or arrives damaged.

Paying in three? We refund what you’ve paid and cancel the rest. Refunds go back to the card that paid. A gift box that has already shipped is not refunded.

How does the gift arrive?

As a certificate you can print tonight. Every edition includes one, ready the moment you order, and the StoryMics follow in the mail. The interview starts on our website right away, from the certificate or our email invitation.

The story is already there

She won’t write it. She’ll tell it.

You give the invitation. She tells the story from her favorite chair, one question at a time. We write it, print it, and bind it.

Give Mom her bookfrom $199
  • She tries it first. Not for her? Full refund.
  • Pay in full, or in three with no interest

Questions first? Write to a person: hello@sagaseal.com

Her hands resting on a navy hardcover book, glasses and a pen beside it
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