Our expert writers work one-on-one with every storyteller or couple during intimate interviews and create completely custom, one-of-a-kind life story books. If a loved one has passed away, our writers interview family and friends in order to create a tribute book that captures the life lived.
Our Story
Raconteur was born out of the desire to preserve parents and grandparents' life stories. Co-founder, Olivia Spallino Savoie, documented her grandmothers' memories. After seeing what the keepsake memoirs meant to her own family, she began writing life story books for families everywhere.
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The saddest sentence I know is 'I wish I had asked my mother about that.'
~ William Zinsser
Testimonials
Testimonials
"It was a joy working with Raconteur. I always dreamed of writing my story, but I couldn’t sit down and write it myself. Olivia Savoie being there made my dream come true: to put my life story down on paper to give to my children and grandchildren. Without her, I never could have gotten all my memories in order. Olivia asked me about so many things I never would have thought to put in the book. Now, I can look at the book and reminisce. As I get older, my memory isn’t too good, but the book keeps me going. I can check it to remember trips or special times. Raconteur did a great job."
Gloria W.
Raconteur
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"Because we've [my wife and I] had such a varied background and been to so many places, a lot of them before the children were born, I thought it would be nice if it
[our life story] was in writing. I had always thought that I would do it. But I could not have imagined anything that I would
do would turn out to be something like this [book]. She [Olivia Savoie] has just done a marvelous job... I got the distinct feeling when I was reading
it that I was talking. She had a knack to put me right in the middle of this. I think when my kids read this, this is going to be Dad talking."
Douglas T.
Raconteur
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"My thought from the beginning was to produce a written manuscript with which I might surprise my children—that would somewhat describe what life was like in my early years… It is with a great deal of relief and appreciation that I thank Olivia for her focus and leadership in helping bring this task to fruition."
Dr. David F.
Raconteur
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"This is such a rich and treasured recount of Dad’s beautiful and rich life. There are stories in here I never heard… You really worked magic getting him to recall these stories with such vivid recollection! Thank you again for bringing Dad’s legacy to pages, which we are sure to cherish for generations to come. I know he enjoyed your days together."
Christine C.
Daughter
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"It is rare I am truly surprised anymore. You surprised me! What a delight. Your talent and vision is not normal in the best way possible."
David
Raconteur
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