the airing cupboard's extraordinary stories of ordinary people

Set between California and New England in America, this is a story of coming of age and how the power of dreams works even if you think you are not following them...


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Set in New Zealand in the mid-nineties, this is a story about travel, meeting people, trusting one's intuition... but mostly it is about the kindness of strangers....
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Hot October by W…

Set in Canada, this is a story about a journey through life, adoption and three extraordinary women..... "In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you"  by Patti Hend…

This is a story about settling down on a new continent and drawing strength from one’s foremothers, a long voyage over the seas to Madras in India and about the missing piece of someone’s life puzzle…

This is the story of Gemma and Jono, a story about falling in love, babies, marriage,  family but also about the cruelty of life, the brutality of loss…. But above all, it is a story about love, gene…

This is a coming of age story … it is about a young Argentinian boy, a trip to New Zealand, coincidences, coming out, finding yourself, but above all, it is about friendships… 
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This is a very simple story … it speaks of a blond haired child, his freedom cut short when he was sent to an English boarding school and the void that the untold can create in one’s life….
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Set between London and Barbados, the Taj Mahal and the oceans, this story is about a world cruise, a daddy's girl, the overwhelming power of grief, blue eyes behind glasses, and the extraordinary con…

Set in the raw beauty of the Australian outback, this story is about a road trip, the red dirt, a chance encounter, an Akubra hat and is a reminder that we are all the architects of our own destinies…

Set between London and the white plains of Siberia, on the edge of Lake Baikal in the 1990’s, this is a story about the biting winds, chapka, papirosi cigarettes, a young Russian girl, a traveller fr…

Set in a small village in the Ardennes, spanning over two world wars, this is a story about a man, once a prisoner of war, his belief in humanity and the tacit promise of a handshake… 
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This story is set in the North of England, where Mo's sense of loss is interrupted by a girl with pink hair and green painted nails…
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Hot October by Wood Spider
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Spanning over six decades, this story speaks of a man, his slow journey from all to nothing, his delight for patisseries, his granddaughter and the realisation that love is the only currency… 
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Set in Australia and spanning over 3 decades, this is a story of a man, a life well-lived and the sudden realisation that all goes full circle....
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Hot October by Wood Spider
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Spanning over two decades, between London and Suffolk in England, this is a story about the roads a young woman had to travel ... to get home….
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Hot October by Wood Spider
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Set in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this is a story about a chance encounter, a night spent drinking beers under the Chinese lanterns of China Town, a three years journey and the convergence of four desti…

Set in New South Wales, Australia, this is a story about a young family, a jacaranda tree, a kitchen table and learning the importance of letting go… 
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Hot October by Wood Spider
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Here we go again. Series 2 starts with The blossom of the Japanese cherry tree. This story is personal to me, and it speaks about hope… 

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A Christmas special.... this story tells of the love of a daughter for her mother, a notebook, Icelandic lullabies and the convergence of lives on a Christmas night.
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Hot October by Wo…

Set in the Cyclades Islands of Greece, this is a story about the love of a man for a woman across the continents, the blue seas, the wind and the convergence of their lives … 
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