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.
Shared Beginning
Up to 90 pages · 4.5 hours of interviews
For two siblings whose connection is best understood through its formation—the shared rooms, the early years, and the ways in which each shaped the other. This edition holds the foundational period: growing up alongside this exact person, within this specific family, and the indelible traits that experience left behind. Focused, intimate, and structurally built to last.
Divergence
Up to 120 pages · 6 hours of interviews
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
Up to 160 pages · 7.5 hours of interviews
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
Bespoke scope
Define your own pagination and interview parameters. Pricing may be adjusted upward or downward from our starting rates based on project scope.
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, guided listening sessions conducted individually or jointly, with complete deference to your collective comfort.
- A fully original, long-form custom 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 on a flash drive.
Commission Details
We begin with a private consultation to understand your vision. Investment is divided into three distinct phases: initial retainment for the story gathering, a secondary tier for manuscript development, and the final balance prior to delivery.
As each volume is an entirely bespoke commission, all agreements are final. Our collaborative framework—including listening sessions and review cycles—ensures complete alignment prior to production. Any rare printing or logistical irregularities are personally resolved with the utmost care.
Your heirloom volume is packaged and dispatched via secure, fully insured transit. We serve an international clientele, and all global shipping considerations are integrated into your initial project quotation.