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Dear Grandma, Tell Me the Story of Your Life — cover in Deep Aubergine

Guided memory journal · Deep Aubergine

Dear GrandmaTell Me the Story of Your Life

She has lived through more than she ever says. Dear Grandma is a guided memory journal that helps your grandmother record her life, her memories and her hard-won wisdom in her own words — from the world of her childhood to the family she built around her. A keepsake for children, grandchildren and the generations she will never meet.

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Black & white is the everyday keepsake. The colour edition is the same 123 pages printed on warm ivory in this journal’s own colour, and costs a little more —see what changes. Hardcover is the one for a milestone gift.

Printed and dispatched by Amazon — also available on your local Amazon marketplace. Hardcover editions on Amazon CA are dispatched from Amazon US.

Inside this edition

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15 of the 123 pages, from all six chapters — including the ones written only for Dear Grandma, about the two of you, that appear in no other edition. Tap any page to read it full size.

The colour edition is the same 123 pages and the same prompts, printed on warm ivory pages with every heading, rule and ornament in Deep Aubergine — Dear Grandma’s own cover colour. It costs a little more. About the colour edition →

The Life Story Entrusted to These Pagesonly in this editionThe dedication you sign before you give it · page 2
Family TreeA two-page spread, however the family is shaped · pages 12–13
II · Family Roots and ChildhoodEvery chapter opens with an original verse, written for this journal · pages 14–15
Where It All Beganonly in this editionChapter 2 — where the story starts · page 16
The Girl You Wereonly in this editionChapter 2 — who they were before you · page 24
The Space Between Usonly in this editionChapter 3 — the years you did not share · page 44
My Arrivalonly in this editionChapter 4 — where the adult story turns · page 64
Becoming Mum And Grandmaonly in this editionChapter 4 — the questions only this bond gets asked · page 66
Where Your Heart IsChapter 1 · page 11
Questions from Your KinChapter 2 · page 28
First LovesChapter 3 · page 43
Quick: Making Your WayChapter 4 · page 60
First Time You…Chapter 5 · page 79
Whispers Across TimeChapter 5 · page 88
Gratitude for Your JourneyChapter 6 · page 108

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What makes this journal different

Verse intros

Every chapter opens with an original poem written for that season of life — a Timeless Tales signature.

200+ guided prompts

From single deep questions to quick one-line memories — clear, scannable, and always optional.

Secular & inclusive

No faith assumed, no family shape presumed. Kinship-anchored language honours the life actually lived.

Made to be finished

Skip-friendly by design: no assigned dates, no completion guilt, room to return whenever memory calls.

Inside the journal

A whole life, in six chapters.

Six themed chapters guide the journey — from earliest childhood memories, through coming of age, love and work, to the small joys and the legacy chapter that closes the story.

  • A two-page family tree spread, plus photo, sketch and keepsake spaces throughout.
  • A verse-poem “How to Use This Journal” that gives full permission to skip, pause and wander.
  • “Questions from Your Kin” pages — add the questions only you would think to ask.
  • “Stories Left Untold” pages for the memories that overflow.
  • No assigned dates — filled in by hand, at their own pace.
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A gift that asks for them

The perfect gift for…

  • Her birthday — a grandma gift she will cherish and return to for years
  • Christmas and Mother's Day — one of the few presents that truly lasts
  • A new great-grandchild, or the just-because moment when you realise her stories deserve a home

Questions before you gift it

Answered straight.

How many prompts are in the Dear Grandma journal?

Over 200 thoughtful prompts across six themed chapters, from her earliest memories to the legacy she wants to leave — each chapter opening with an original verse intro.

Is it religious?

No — warm, inclusive and genuinely secular, suitable for grandmothers of every belief and background.

Is it easy for an older writer to use?

Yes — large 8.25 × 11 inch pages, generous writing lines, clear prompts and a skip-friendly pace. She can answer one question at a time, in any order, with no completion pressure.

Is there a hardcover version?

Yes — paperback and hardcover, in black-and-white or full colour, all available on Amazon.

Ready when you are

Give Dear Grandma the last word.

Every edition below is the same journal — the same prompts, the same verse intros. Pick the format and the Amazon marketplace closest to you.

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Black & white is the everyday keepsake. The colour edition is the same 123 pages printed on warm ivory in this journal’s own colour, and costs a little more —see what changes. Hardcover is the one for a milestone gift.

Printed and dispatched by Amazon — also available on your local Amazon marketplace. Hardcover editions on Amazon CA are dispatched from Amazon US.

Complete the pair

Every bond has two sides.

The Dear Grandma journal has a matching companion — same literary heart, written for its own voice. Together they become a family library.

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