One story. Four ways to give it.
The same personal story can take different shapes: a compact book, a generous square format, a premium set or the Digital Edition. This page helps you choose — no guesswork required.
A5 Standard
A complete personalised book, not a stripped-down version: the same personal text, the same individual chapter structure, the same watercolour illustrations. A compact format that is easy to hand over in person and lovely to hold.
Premium Square
More air on the page and larger illustrations. The 23×23 square brings out family and anniversary stories best — when the book has to be the centrepiece gift of the evening.
Signature Edition
Not “a book plus a notebook”, but one experience: read your story, understand yourself better, keep writing the chapters ahead. For the person who is hard to shop for — and for the occasion when the whole ritual of giving matters.
Digital Edition
The full NARRA editorial work — the personal text, structure, illustrations and layout — as a print-ready PDF. The solution for recipients abroad and for those who prefer their own print shop.
How the formats differ.
| A5 Standard | Premium Square | Signature Edition | Digital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | A5, printed book | 23×23 cm, printed book | 23×23 book + Journal A5 | print-ready PDF |
| Length | ≈52 pages | ≈60 pages | ≈60 pages + journal | ≈52 pages |
| Illustrations | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| Packaging | essential gift wrap | gift box | magnetic box, an unboxing ritual | — |
| Modules | Ikigai +200 MDL | Ikigai +200 MDL | Ikigai included · Journal · pen | Ikigai +200 MDL |
| Timeline | from 5 days | from 5 days | from 5 days | from 5 days |
| Price | 1690 MDL | 1990 MDL | 3490 MDL | 890 MDL |
| When to choose it | a personal gift for any occasion | an anniversary, a family story, “the main gift” | the person who is hard to surprise | the recipient lives abroad |
Timeline — from 5 days after we receive the materials and the 50% deposit. Delivery: Chișinău — free, Moldova — 50 MDL, Europe — flat $20 (~350 MDL), rest of the world — express on request.
The format changes the presentation. It doesn't change the story.
Every format carries the same editorial work: personal chapters, the giver's letter, watercolour illustrations. A5 Standard isn't a “budget version” — it's the full strength of NARRA in a compact book.
Additional possibilities.
Ikigai
About 10 interactive pages of questions and writing practices. The book tells the person's story — Ikigai helps them pause and think about themselves. Already included in the Signature Edition.
What Ikigai is →Extra illustrations
+4 illustrations (a 4-page block, 200 MDL) or +8 illustrations (an 8-page block, 400 MDL) — when there are more photos and scenes than the base volume can hold.
Add in the builder →Signature Edition
When you want to give not just the book but its continuation: a leather Journal for future notes, a pen, a magnetic box and Ikigai — in one considered gesture.
Learn more →Signature Refill
A replaceable inner block for the Signature Journal. The leather cover stays with its owner for years — when the pages run out, the story continues in a fresh block.
About the journal and refills →