Inside the envelope
What arrives in your mailbox each month.
Each month, a hand-finished letter and lots of story keepsakes.
The letter
Ten pages of a hand-finished letter from Elizabeth. She writes to you the way she would write to her oldest friend.
The keepsakes
Small objects tucked beside each letter: two stickers, a bookmark, and other keepsakes from the world of the story.
The archive
Twelve envelopes, kept together, become the record of a year: the diary, the mystery, the village, and the widow who would not let it stay buried.
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps, twelve months of mail.
01.
Subscribe
Choose The Prepaid Story (paid once) or Month by Month (twelve charges, one a month).
02.
A letter arrives each month
The next chapter of the story, written as a letter and postmarked to your door.
03.
Open the keepsake
Tucked inside every envelope are some small things: two stickers, a bookmark, and other keepsakes from the world of the story.
04.
The story closes at twelve
Twelve envelopes arrive over twelve months. When the twelfth lands, the story is complete and the subscription ends.
The premise
A widow. A diary. A village that has been quiet for ninety-seven years.
Elizabeth is sixty-five. Her husband Walter died sixteen months ago. She has left her old life behind and moved to the small town of Whitfield to be near her daughter Lila and grandsons, into a house she bought below market and as-is.
The kitchen has not been updated since she was born. The attic is full of trunks and dressmaker's dummies and stacks of old magazines. Tucked under the round window, against the far wall, is a small wooden chest with a brass lock for which there is no key.
When Elizabeth finds the key, she finds the diary of a young woman named Eleanor Mae Hollis, who died in October 1929 under circumstances the town has been telling itself a polite lie about for ninety-seven years. The further she reads, the less the lie holds.
For twelve months, you receive Elizabeth's letters. She writes to you the way she would write to her oldest friend, the way people used to write before everyone got busy. Inside each envelope: her week, her town, her growing book club of widows, her budding romance, and the keepsakes of a mystery a hundred years old, slowly opening.
FAQ
Asked & answered.
When will my first letter arrive?
Letter One ships within 1-3 days of your order. The remaining eleven follow, one a month, shipped the first monday of each month.
What if I'm not sure it's for me?
Every subscription is covered by a ninety-day money-back guarantee. If you decide the story is not for you within the first three months, write to us and we will refund your order and cancel any upcoming envelopes.
Can I cancel my subscription?
Month-by-month subscribers can cancel after any letter; the remaining envelopes simply stop. The Prepaid Story is a single payment for the complete arc and is covered by the ninety-day guarantee rather than partial cancellation.
What's the difference between Month by Month and the Prepaid Story?
They are the same story. Month by Month is twelve charges of $12.99, one each month. The Prepaid Story is a single payment of $116 for the complete arc, with the first envelope first in line to ship. The Prepaid Story saves $40 over twelve months of monthly billing.
Can I gift this?
Yes. The Prepaid Story is well-suited as a gift, since it is paid in full at the time of purchase and arrives at your recipient's door without any further setup from them. At checkout, enter the recipient's mailing address as the shipping address.
Where do you ship?
Throughout the United States at launch. We hope to add more countries soon.
Is this fiction or non-fiction?
The Linden Lane Letters is a fiction story told in letters. Elizabeth, Eleanor Mae Hollis, Whitfield, and the events of October 1929 are fiction. The keepsakes are made by hand and chosen to fit the world of the story.
LETTER ZERO
Read the first letter before you decide.
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