The Sibling Story
Starting at €3,200,00
No one else was there for the beginning of your life the way they were. No one else will remember it the same way.
A sibling relationship is the longest bond most people will ever have. It begins before you possess the language to describe it — in shared rooms and at shared tables, within the particular hierarchy of a childhood home. It shapes how you understand loyalty, competition, protection, and belonging, often without your awareness.
This volume documents that bond as it was actually lived — never simplified into easy warmth or resolved into a clarity it never possessed. It holds both the closeness and the friction, the alliances and the divergences, the language that exists only between the two of you, the years when you barely spoke, and what ultimately brought you back. Where possible, multiple voices are gathered and placed in direct conversation, allowing the relationship to emerge in its full, true complexity rather than as a single, isolated account.
Choose Your Scope
Shared Beginning
For two siblings whose connection is best understood through its formation — the shared rooms, the early years, and the ways each shaped the other. Focused, intimate, and structurally built to last.
Divergence
Designed for relationships marked by separate paths or reinterpreted histories. It charts the periods of separation, the turning points, and the strength of the bond on the other side of distance.
Continuum
Built for larger sibling groups or intensely layered dynamics. It holds multiple parallel perspectives without collapsing them into absolute agreement, honoring the complete family arc.
Tailored
Define your own pagination and interview parameters with your editor. Pricing is adjusted from our starting rates according to the scope agreed.
On Commissioning for a Sibling Who Isn't Involved
A volume in this collection may begin with only one sibling commissioning — often as a gift, a milestone tribute, or a private act of preservation the other sibling doesn't yet know about. This is entirely welcome, and it changes how the volume is built rather than what it can achieve.
Without the second sibling's direct participation, we draw on the commissioning sibling's own account, supplemented wherever possible by shared photographs, letters, and the memories of other family members who witnessed the relationship. The result is presented honestly as the story from where you stand — a deeply personal record of the bond as you've lived it, rather than a claim to speak for a perspective that was never gathered.
Created For
- Siblings who want their collective memory and private language documented with meticulous care.
- A family marking a significant milestone and wishing to give the bond between siblings the weight it deserves.
- One sibling commissioning a singular volume as a bespoke gift for another.
- A family that has moved through distance, rupture, or loss and seeks to preserve the full, unvarnished arc of their relationship.
What Is Delivered
- Private listening sessions available individually or together — always tailored to your comfort.
- A fully original, long-form manuscript that masterfully holds and balances multiple perspectives.
- Editorial framing paired with the thoughtful, archival placement of photographs.
- Comprehensive revision phases dedicated to capturing the precise nuance of the relationship.
- A masterfully bound, heirloom-grade printed volume, accompanied by a complete digital archive.
Commission Details
We begin with a private consultation to discuss your vision and confirm scope. Payment is split into three installments: an initial deposit to begin gathering your story, a mid-point payment before writing begins, and the final balance upon delivery.
As each volume is an entirely bespoke commission, all agreements are treated as final. Our collaborative process — including listening sessions and review cycles — ensures complete alignment before fine production begins. Any rare printing or logistical issue is resolved personally and promptly.
Your heirloom volume is packaged and dispatched via secure, fully insured transit. We serve an international clientele, and all shipping considerations are included in your initial project quotation.