Moments, not adjectives
The sayings, rituals and scenes that make them them.
Ask them now. Keep it forever.
The childhood they told you about, how they met, the traditions they started. Tell us in about 8 minutes, invite family to add a story, and read the first pages free.
Read the first pages before you pay.
From $49 · digital or hardcover
- Free preview of the first pages
- A cover painted from your memories
- About 8 minutes, speak or type
- Hardcover, ready to give
Be honest
You know where they live.
But do you know
where they grew up?how they got through the hard years?what they want you to remember?
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Quick check
Could you answer these today?
- Where they grew up?
- How they got through the hard years?
- What they want you to remember?
Every family has a story nobody wrote down. It fades one detail at a time. Foretold turns your memories into a book they can hold, while you can still ask the questions.
Start their story, free-
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Tell us about them
Three words, the moments that prove them, their saying. Speak or type.
Free · about 8 minutes -
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Read the first pages
We write the opening of their book and paint a cover from your answers.
Free · in minutes -
03
Unlock the full book
Only if it moves you. Digital, hardcover or both.
From $49 -
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Finish their story
Their early years, the moments with you, your letter and photos. Family can add a memory.
20 to 30 minutes -
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Hand it over
Approve the manuscript. We print one unique hardcover and ship it to you.
2 to 3 weeks
What fades first
The small things are the first to go.
Not the birthdays. The saying at the door, the recipe from memory, the night they met. Foretold keeps each one in the chapter where it belongs.
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The lake, the summer of '68Grandma's recipe
Apple cake for every visit
Three apples, a pinch of cinnamon, and never the same twice.
Admit oneN° 03
The dance where they met
“Eat first, then we talk.”
Grandpa's fishing story2:03
The last chapter
Dear Grandma & Grandpa,
You gave us more than we ever knew how to say…
Eight chapters, built only from what you remember. It ends with a letter only you could write.
Start their story, freeWhat's inside their book.
Inside the book
The chapters
- Who they are
- Where they come from
- Becoming them
- What they built
- The early years
- The way they love
- The funny ones
- What you gave us
Chapter one
Who they are
Grandma measures time in birthdays and Sunday lunches. She has never once let anyone leave her kitchen hungry, "in case the drive is long".
At 81 she still writes every grandchild a card by hand, and signs each one with the same small drawing of a sun.
“Eat first, then we talk.”
Written from one family's answers. Yours will read like yours.
Only pay if it moves you.
Choose the format after your free preview.
Digital book
$49
- The full book as a designed PDF
- Easy to share with the whole family
- Preview and one revision round
- Yours to keep
Hardcover book
$99
- One unique printed hardcover
- Their photos and your letter inside
- Preview and one revision round
- Shipped to you, ready to wrap
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Hardcover + digital
$148$129Save $19
- The hardcover to give
- The PDF to share with family
- Preview and one revision round
- Extra copies available later
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Finishing touches.
Add these when you unlock the full book.
Extra hardcover copies
A copy for every sibling or grandchild, printed from the same approved book.
$49
Premium gift box
A rigid cloth box with a ribbon, sized for the hardcover. Ready to hand over.
$19
A personal message
A handwritten card with your words, placed inside the book.
$7
What it is
What Foretold is
- A made-to-order book about someone you love.
- Written only from the memories you share.
- A free preview of the first pages before you buy.
- Your own letter, printed in your own words.
- Digital, hardcover, or both. Ready in 2 to 3 weeks.
What it isn't
What Foretold isn't
- Not a template with a name filled in.
- Not a fill-in journal they have to write themselves.
- Not a year of weekly emails before you see a book.
- Not invented: we never make up facts.
- Not a subscription.
Questions, answered.
Is the preview really free?
Yes. Answer the first questions (about 8 minutes) and we write the opening pages of their book and paint a cover from your answers. You only pay if you want the full book.
Do they need to fill anything in?
No. You tell the story from your memories, so it can be a complete surprise. You can invite a sibling or aunt to add a story from before you were born.
What if I don't know parts of their life?
That's normal. "I don't know" is a fine answer. We never invent facts: we write around what's missing, and family can fill in a memory.
Can I make a book in memory of someone?
Yes. Choose "in their memory" at the start and the questions and tone adapt, with gentler wording and your letter as what you would tell them now.
Will it arrive in time?
Tell us the date you'll give it. The digital book is usually ready 5 to 10 days after you finish; the hardcover takes about 7 to 14 days more to print and ship.
Can I check the book before it's printed?
Yes. You read the full manuscript first and can ask for changes. Nothing is printed until you approve.
Who reads my answers?
Only the people and systems that make your book. Our privacy policy explains how long we keep them and how to ask for deletion.
Can I order extra copies?
Yes, for siblings, grandchildren or the rest of the family, at any time after your book is approved.
Keep it forever
Their story is still here. Write it down.
Read the first pages of their book, free.
Start their story, free