Timeless Tales Publishing
Dear Nan, Tell Me the Story of Your Life — cover in Mulled Plum

Guided memory journal · Mulled Plum

Dear NanTell Me the Story of Your Life

Give your nan the gift of being truly heard, before her stories slip away. A beautifully guided journal and memory book that helps your grandmother record her life, her memories and her wisdom in her own words — a keepsake your whole family will treasure for generations. No blank-page dread, no 'I don't know where to start': warm prompts gently lead her through her whole life.

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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 Nan, 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 Mulled Plum — Dear Nan’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 Nanonly in this editionChapter 4 — the questions only this bond gets asked · page 66
The Rhythm of Your DaysChapter 1 · page 10
Visual EchoesChapter 2 · page 27
First FreedomsChapter 3 · page 42
Your Life’s WorkChapter 4 · page 58
Visual JourneyChapter 4 · page 74
Small Wonders We SharedChapter 5 · page 87
Values & BeliefsChapter 6 · page 106

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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.

250+ 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.

  1. The World You See Today
  2. Family Roots and Childhood
  3. Wild Roots and Wings
  4. Becoming Who You Are
  5. Life's Small Wonders
  6. Echoes of a Life
  • 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 — one of those nan birthday gifts she will cherish for years
  • Christmas and Mother's Day — one of the few nan gifts that truly lasts
  • A new great-grandparent moment, or the just-because day when you realise how much her story matters

Questions before you gift it

Answered straight.

How many prompts are in the Dear Nan journal?

Over 250 guided questions across six themed chapters — from deep questions to quick one-line memories, with photo pages, sketch spaces and room for cherished family recipes.

Is it religious?

No — warm, inclusive and genuinely secular, suitable for every family and background.

Who is it for?

Any nan, nana, nanna, gran, granny or grandmother — and any grandchild who longs to hear her story. It also makes a treasured great-nan gift.

Can I add my own questions?

Yes — the 'Questions from Your Kin' pages leave space for you to ask what only you would think to ask, and 'Stories Left Untold' pages catch the memories that overflow.

Ready when you are

Give Dear Nan 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.

Buy on Amazon

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

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