Whether it's your story or that of a parent, sibling or child, a biography ensures the detail of life is recorded. It's a way of conveying the experiences, perceptions and values of the individual and it provides a lasting link between the past and now.
If you want a story to be told, a story too valuable to lose, there are benefits in commissioning a professional. The neutral biographer has the advantage of being privy to intimate and significant aspects of a life that might not otherwise be revealed. The resulting publication is more than a life story; it's an heirloom and its evolution can be a catalyst for reaching new levels of understanding and insight among family and friends.
Weaving the Strands also produces historic works of local interest, generally at the behest of community organisations and service groups. As part of the process we help piece together excerpts from diaries, meeting minutes, personal manuscripts and letters and we research the missing pieces.