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My Father’s Book: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
As I share in the introduction to my father, Raymond A. Lambert’s, interview about his book, Highgate Gleanings (Modern Memoirs 2020), working with him on that project was one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. I treasure the copies we now have at home, filled with my dad’s diverse range of writings, photographs, and even personal flourishes like his handwritten epigraph, maps of his hometown drawn by his brother, and most special of all, a Legacy Letter that never fails to move me to tears when I read its loving words to my siblings and me and our partners and children.
Through editorial, design, and production phases, I learned so much about my father’s life, our heritage, and also about running a publishing business, since his was one of the first books I worked on from start to finish after my husband, Sean, and I purchased Modern Memoirs in 2019. Helping my dad realize his vision for his book established a solid foundation for me to truly understand how much time, effort, creativity, and love people bring to their memoirs and family-history books. Today, that understanding informs how I lead our staff in helping all of our clients create their books, with a deep awareness of how important and special each volume is to each person.
January is historically our company’s busiest time for signing new projects, as people embark on the new year with a sense of hope and possibility. I hope that if you’ve been considering a memoir or family history book, you’ll seize the moment to contact Modern Memoirs so that we can help you realize your vision with the creation of a beautiful, custom, heirloom-quality book that your loved ones will treasure for generations to come.
I say this not only in my professional capacity, but also as a daughter who is forever grateful that my dad wrote his one-of-a-kind book for me and the rest of our family. It is the gift that keeps on giving, a sharing from his heart, a record of our heritage, and an invitation to follow his example in reflecting on our own lives for meaning, purpose, and love.
Megan St. Marie
President
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