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Set in against the backdrop of WW2, between London, Egypt, India and Burma, this is the story of a young man's coming of age , a grand adventure, love, a biscuit tin full of letters and the transforming power of the written words...  This is the last story of this series.  If you want to know more about Don's wartimes, please do read David's book : "My road to Mandalay" by David TOWNSEND https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Road-Mandalay-David-Townsend/dp/1913962873/ref=sr_1_7?crid=7O3MCZ2WZOH3&keywords=david+townsend&qid=1648839363&sprefix=david+town%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-7   All contacts to be directed via the publisher Authoright (attention of Kelly Pike) http://www.authoright.com/ ----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Juncture, Telling Stories  and The time to Run (Finale) by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and The Moments of our Mornings and November by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and The Bridge by David Hilowitz from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Set in the heart of London in UK and spanning over twenty years, this is the story of Annabel, heroine of her own fairytale, recipient of extraordinary gifts, the seventh being the most important of all – life changing ...-If you want to connect with Annabel Chown, you will find her on Instagram: https://instagram.com/annabelchown?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=If you would like to know more about her story, she has written a book about it:  is it called “Hidden: young single cancer” & this is the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hidden-single-cancer-Annabel-Chown/dp/1916475485----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Juncture and The time to Run (Finale) by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Convergence and Horses by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and The Moments of our Mornings, Moonlight Reprise, Nothing (Bonus Track), Summer Days and November by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Solitude and The Bridge by David Hilowitz from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Set in Belgium during the first World War, this is a story about the courage of a young woman, a Royal Flying Corps pilot and the strange power of … a sneeze.----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Juncture, Telling Stories  and The time to Run (Finale) by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Convergence and Horses  by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and The Moments of our Mornings and November by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and The Bridge  by David Hilowitz From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial- 4.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/  

Spanning over six decades and set in Missouri USA, this is a story about an errant text message, connection between two kindred spirits and the power of synchronicity in life…  ----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Juncture and The time to Run (Finale) by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Convergence and Horses  by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and Endless stories about Sun and Moon, The moments of our Mornings and Idea by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Span over five decades and set between South Australia and England, this is a story about a friendship, the bond between two women, dreams and aspirations and a red glossy diary...----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Juncture and The time to Run (Finale) by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Convergence and Horses  by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and The Moments of our Mornings, Moonlight Reprise and November by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Solitude by David Hilowitz from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Set in a small village in rural Belgium, this is a little story about an old gardener, a child and a woman with a sheep, ... and of course, it is about love. I am so sorry for the radio silence! I am back. Zoe x----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Juncture, Nights Tales, Loosing Love and The time to Run (Finale) by Dexter Britainfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Convergence  by The Pictures of the Floating WorldFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andThe Moments of our Mornings and Irsens’s Tale by Kai Engel from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andBeauty by Spectacular Sound Productionsfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-ShareAlike: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/andEquilibrium by David Hilowitzfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Set in New Jersey USA and spanning over eight decades, this story speaks of a girl's passion for singing, the gratefulness of a 94 years old lady, the black lustre of 78 rpm records and how life has a mysterious habit of  knocking back on one's door....If you wish to discover more about Madeline, please visit:https://www.madelineforman.com/The film documentary is available to watch on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjkpREEsbPcHer music is available on iTunes, SoundCloud and Spotify under Madeline Forman----------Music:  Don’t Take Your Love From Me (1946) and (2021), Nobody’s Baby by Madeline Forman by kind permission (Attribution - Noncommercial) of Howard Forman (Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud and https://www.madelineforman.com/ )  and Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and The moments in our Mornings and November by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and  Convergence and Horses by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Set in Montreal, Canada, this is the simple story of two brothers, photography, art, competitiveness, it is about what divided them but mostly what united them…----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Juncture by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and February, Moonlight Reprise by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Convergence, Horses and Shelter by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and Midsommar Drag by Scott Bucklet www.scottbuckley.com.au/library Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence                 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Set in the North West of Spain, on the Camino de Santiago, this story speaks about a long  journey and how many roads must a young woman walk down ... "the answer is blowin' in the wind"... Niamh's cover of Connemara Cradle Song sung for her daughter Roisin:  https://youtu.be/jIl4I_8h6ko  by kind permission (Attribution - Noncommercial) of Niamh O Sheehan and Ros Woodham----------Music:  https://youtu.be/jIl4I_8h6ko  Connemara Cradle Song by Niamh and Ros by kind permission (Attribution - Noncommercial) of Niamh O Sheehan and Ros Woodham  and  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and  From Truth by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Nothing (Bonus track) and Hope and Dreams by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and   Convergence and Horses by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Set mostly in Cape Verde, and the midst of the Atlantic ocean, this a story about a young woman's journey of self-discovery, about the sixth sense, about an extraordinary voyage on a sailing boat and of course, it is about love :) ...you know me by now! Zoe x---------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and  Juncture by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and The Moment of our Mornings, November, Hopes and Dreams, Idea and Universe in Hands by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and  Convergence  by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Midsommar by Scott Buckley www.scottbuckley.com.au/library Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence                 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This is a little story to soothe our depressed hearts.... it is about sugar and spice and all things nice, the bond between a child and her grandmother, birdwatching and of course it is about love! --------Words of  Drew Lanham : a Transcript from the podcast On Being with Krista Tippett (www.onbeing.org)-Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Juncture, Seeing the Future and Time Catches up by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Convergence and Horses by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and The Moments of our Mornings by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Solitude by David Hilowitz from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/EYWWjmY0vHAvUZc74aL1

Set in East Anglia, this story is about a woman's need to measure herself, to prove, to exist, … it is about breast cancer, lycras and bicycle…but most of it, it speaks about a journey of self discovery … ----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   That’s exciting, Convergence, Horses and by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/   and From Truth by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and John Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ and Solitude by David Hilowitz from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Set in London and East Anglia, and spanning over three decades, this story tells of the magic, ease and comfort of a childhood friendship… ----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Moonlight Reprise by Kai Engel from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and   Convergence, Horses and by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Juncture by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

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...If you want to hear more from Erik, go to https://erikireland.com/listentosleepor search for his podcast Listen to Sleep on your favourite podcast app.----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Juncture,  The time to Run (finale) and From Truth by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Realness by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Convergence by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and Hiraeth by Scott Buckley www.scottbuckley.com.au/library Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence                 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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....----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Juncture,  Losing Love and From Truth by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Hopes and Dreams by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Convergence, Softest Fabric and Shelter by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and Hiraeth Drag by Scott Bucklet www.scottbuckley.com.au/library Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence                 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ and Air on the G String BMV 1068 arranged for flute solo (Johann Sebastian Bach) Gardner Chamber Orchestra From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US)               https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ 

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 Henderson ----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Juncture, , Losing Love, Wonderland, The Time to Run (finale) and From Truth by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and The Moment of our Mornings by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and   Convergence and Horses by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and John Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence                 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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 hiding somewhere, waiting to be found…  ----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Juncture and Transpire by Dexter Britain https://dexterbritain.com/ from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ and Realness by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Convergence  by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ 

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, generosity and hope.----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Juncture by Dexter Britain https://dexterbritain.com/ from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ and John Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ and Hopes and Dreams by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Convergence and Horses by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ 

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… ----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and The Time to Run (Finale), Happy Together, From Truth and Juncture by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ and Convergence by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ 

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….----------Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and The Time to Run (Finale), Wonderland and Juncture by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ and  Solitude  by David Hilowitz From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial- 4.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and John Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ and Convergence by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/