Best value
Upfront
$249 once
$50 saved
- All twenty-four letters
- Posted from Ireland
- Worldwide delivery included
How it arrives
A story that comes through the letterbox.
Two separate letters each month. Twenty-four in all. One complete story over twelve months.
2 letters each monthOne from each voice
24 letters in allOne complete correspondence
12 monthsFrom opening to ending
Posted from IrelandWorldwide delivery included
Two voices
Both sides arrive each month.
Mary writes from Ballycastle. Patrick replies from Boston. Their separate letters form one continuing correspondence.
Inside one mailing
Open one letter. Find a whole year behind it.
The story stays central. Context appears only where it helps the reader enter the year.
One mailing at a time
The story moves through twelve months.
01September · The opening
02October
03November
04December
05January
06February
07March
08April
09May
10June
11July
12Month 12 · The final correspondence
Everyone begins at letter oneThe story is read in order.
The ending stays sealedUntil the final exchange arrives.
Prepared in Ireland
Grounded in the record.
- 01Written and researched
Real places, records and emigrant correspondence form the historical ground.
- 02Typeset for reading
Clear Newsreader type, comfortable measure and generous contrast.
- 03Prepared as individual letters
Every exchange belongs to its place in the story.
- 04Posted from Ireland
The finished correspondence travels through the post.
Made to be read slowly
Clear, comfortable and physical.
- Large, quiet type
- Clear contrast
- Plain-language context
- Paper that can be held flat
Choose how it is paid for
The correspondence is the same either way.
Pay once, pay monthly, or send the complete story as a gift.
Monthly
$24.95 /month
- Two letters each month
- For twelve months
- Worldwide delivery included
Gift
$249 once
- Twenty-four letters
- Printable gift card
- Worldwide delivery included
30-day first-mailing promiseLove it, or tell us and we will make it right.
Worldwide deliveryIncluded in every plan.
The practical questions
Before the first post.
The opening mailing posts in September. No fixed day is promised until the production schedule is confirmed.
The two voices are prepared as separate letters and posted as part of each monthly mailing.
Worldwide delivery is included. Every letter is posted from Ireland.
Yes. Contact us before the next mailing is prepared and include the old postcode and full new address.
The correspondence reaches its final exchange. There is no automatic continuation after the story ends.
Start at the first letter.
The opening exchange is free to read.