Gift guide

One storyteller, or a whole circle of voices?

Choose Life Story for someone to tell their own story, Tribute for a group keepsake and shared reveal, or Through Our Eyes to choose and arrange people’s own stories into a book.

Their stories, told by the people who know them

Through Our Eyes

Bring together memories of one person, told by family and friends in their own words. Choose and arrange the stories into a digital book to share.

Best for: Bringing different sides of someone’s life together in a book.

For 12 months, for one book. Renew manually.

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One person, in their own words

Learn About Me Life Story

One storyteller explores themed questions, adds photos and reviews the chapters of their own life-story book.

Best for: A parent, grandparent or loved one who would enjoy a little structure.

Once-off payment

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Many voices, one person celebrated

Tribute

Family and friends contribute stories, messages and photos about someone, brought together in a shared digital book and reveal.

Best for: A birthday, retirement or celebration with contributions from a group.

Once-off payment

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Choose the experience that fits the person

Who tells the story?

Life Story: The storyteller answers questions about their own life.
Tribute: Contributors share memories about the honouree.
Through Our Eyes: Each invited person writes their own stories about someone.

Is the recipient involved?

Life Story: Yes. The recipient is the storyteller.
Tribute: The organiser gathers contributions; the honouree does not need to write their life story.
Through Our Eyes: The organiser invites people and brings the book together. The person the book is about does not have to write.

One voice or many?

Life Story: One main voice, with encouragement from Circle members.
Tribute: Many voices, each adding a different perspective.
Through Our Eyes: Several perspectives, with each contributor’s words and name preserved.

Typical occasion

Life Story: A birthday, retirement or a gift simply to get to know someone better.
Tribute: A shared birthday, anniversary, retirement or celebration.
Through Our Eyes: A birthday, retirement, family milestone or remembering someone together.

Organiser time and effort

Life Story: The buyer gives access; the storyteller works through chapters within their plan period.
Tribute: The organiser invites people, follows progress and reviews the result around an occasion.
Through Our Eyes: You invite people, choose submitted stories and arrange them into sections. Access is purchased for 12 months for one book.

What does the book feel like?

Life Story: A personal account of a life, told from the inside.
Tribute: A portrait of someone through the people who know them.
Through Our Eyes: A collection of personal stories you select, downloaded as a PDF to share.

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Four simple stages

From a thoughtful gift to a book to share

Choose the gift or product

Choose Life Story for one storyteller, Tribute for a group keepsake and reveal, or Through Our Eyes for a book of people’s own credited stories.
Invite the storyteller or contributors

The Life Story buyer gives the recipient access. For Tribute or Through Our Eyes, an organiser invites people to contribute.
Share the memories in your own words

Life Story and Tribute offer guided questions. Through Our Eyes contributors write their own stories, can add a photo, and submit when ready.
Review, download and share the finished digital book

The storyteller or organiser reviews the result before downloading and sharing it. Physical printing and shipping are not included.

A separate personal option

Tell It Your Way

Have a particular memory you want to write yourself? Begin an individual story with optional guidance. Annual access and the eligible-account trial are separate from the other products above.

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A Life Story gift starts with their own words

Give one person the questions, time and space to explore their life. For stories from a group, explore Tribute or Through Our Eyes above.

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