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Rhyl Journal
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
What is The Salt Path and the story surrounding it?
The book tells the story of how she and her husband, Moth, walked the South West Coast Path after losing their home near Pwllheli. It was later turned into a film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. Winn has recently described enduring some of the 'hardest days' of her life, after claims that parts of it were fabricated. The Salt Path is a 2018 memoir, nature, and travel book written by Raynor Winn. It tells the story of the long-distance walk she and her husband Moth took along the South West Coast Path, in South West England. The pair had lost their home and Moth was reportedly diagnosed with fatal corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Throughout the story, the couple is almost penniless, receiving little money in tax credits each week and camping each night. The story ends on the last day, after walking the whole path in two sections, in two successive summers, when the couple meets a stranger who offers them the tenancy of a flat. In 2023, a film adaptation began production, with Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in the lead roles. It premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the UK in May 2025. An investigation by The Observer newspaper, however, has reported that Winn may have misrepresented the events that led to the couple losing their home and that experts had doubts over Moth having corticobasal degeneration (CBD). The publisher, which also said the couple's legal names are Sally and Timothy Walker, said the couple lost their home after an accusation that Winn had stolen thousands of pounds from her employer, rather than a bad business investment. It also said that it had spoken to medical experts who were sceptical about Moth having CBD, given his lack of acute symptoms and his apparent ability to reverse them. Gillian Anderson attends the CineMerit Award for #GillianAnderson and the Premiere of the movie "The Salt Path" during the 2025 Munich Film Festival at Deutsches Theater in Munich, Germany. More #GettyVideo #MunichFilmFest 🎥 Andreas Rentz 👉 Penguin, which published the book, said it 'undertook all the necessary pre-publication due diligence', including a contract with an author warranty about factual accuracy, and a legal read. It added: 'Prior to the Observer enquiry, we had not received any concerns about the book's content.' In a statement on her website, she hit back at the Observer's article, saying it was 'grotesquely unfair, highly misleading and seeks to systematically pick apart my life'. She added: 'The Salt Path is about what happened to Moth and me, after we lost our home and found ourselves homeless on the headlands of the south west. 'It's not about every event or moment in our lives, but rather about a capsule of time when our lives moved from a place of complete despair to a place of hope. 'The journey held within those pages is one of salt and weather, of pain and possibility. And I can't allow any more doubt to be cast on the validity of those memories, or the joy they have given so many.' A post shared by Raynor Winn (@ On Wednesday (July 9), Winn also posted clinic letters on Instagram addressed to Timothy Walker, which she said showed that 'he is treated for CBD/S and has been for many years'. She wrote: 'The last few days have been some of the hardest of my life. Heartbreaking accusations that Moth has made up his illness have been made, leaving us devastated.' In a statement on Friday (July 11), Penguin Michael Joseph, which published The Salt Path in 2018, said Winn's next book will now be delayed. On Winter Hill was due to be published in October, but has been pushed back following the "intrusive conjecture". Recommended reading: A spokeswoman for the publisher said: 'Given recent events, in particular intrusive conjecture around Moth's health condition, which has caused considerable distress to Raynor Winn and her family, it is our priority to support the author at this time. 'With this in mind, Penguin Michael Joseph, together with the author, has made the decision to delay the publication of On Winter Hill from this October. 'We will announce a new publication date in due course.'
South Wales Argus
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
What is The Salt Path and the story surrounding it?
The book tells the story of how she and her husband, Moth, walked the South West Coast Path after losing their home. It was later turned into a film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. Winn has recently described enduring some of the 'hardest days' of her life, after claims that parts of it were fabricated. What is the Salt Path? The Salt Path is a 2018 memoir, nature, and travel book written by Raynor Winn. It tells the story of the long-distance walk she and her husband Moth took along the South West Coast Path, in South West England. The pair had lost their home and Moth was reportedly diagnosed with fatal corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Throughout the story, the couple is almost penniless, receiving little money in tax credits each week and camping each night. The story ends on the last day, after walking the whole path in two sections, in two successive summers, when the couple meets a stranger who offers them the tenancy of a flat. In 2023, a film adaptation began production, with Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in the lead roles. It premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the UK in May 2025. What is the controversy surrounding the Salt Path? An investigation by The Observer newspaper, however, has reported that Winn may have misrepresented the events that led to the couple losing their home and that experts had doubts over Moth having corticobasal degeneration (CBD). The publisher, which also said the couple's legal names are Sally and Timothy Walker, said the couple lost their home after an accusation that Winn had stolen thousands of pounds from her employer, rather than a bad business investment. It also said that it had spoken to medical experts who were sceptical about Moth having CBD, given his lack of acute symptoms and his apparent ability to reverse them. Gillian Anderson attends the CineMerit Award for #GillianAnderson and the Premiere of the movie "The Salt Path" during the 2025 Munich Film Festival at Deutsches Theater in Munich, Germany. More #GettyVideo #MunichFilmFest 🎥 Andreas Rentz 👉 — Getty Images Entertainment (@GettyVIP) July 1, 2025 Penguin, which published the book, said it 'undertook all the necessary pre-publication due diligence', including a contract with an author warranty about factual accuracy, and a legal read. It added: 'Prior to the Observer enquiry, we had not received any concerns about the book's content.' What has Raynor Winn said about the Observer's claims? In a statement on her website, she hit back at the Observer's article, saying it was 'grotesquely unfair, highly misleading and seeks to systematically pick apart my life'. She added: 'The Salt Path is about what happened to Moth and me, after we lost our home and found ourselves homeless on the headlands of the south west. 'It's not about every event or moment in our lives, but rather about a capsule of time when our lives moved from a place of complete despair to a place of hope. 'The journey held within those pages is one of salt and weather, of pain and possibility. And I can't allow any more doubt to be cast on the validity of those memories, or the joy they have given so many.' On Wednesday (July 9), Winn also posted clinic letters on Instagram addressed to Timothy Walker, which she said showed that 'he is treated for CBD/S and has been for many years'. She wrote: 'The last few days have been some of the hardest of my life. Heartbreaking accusations that Moth has made up his illness have been made, leaving us devastated.' Raynor Winn delays next book after Salt Path drama In a statement on Friday (July 11), Penguin Michael Joseph, which published The Salt Path in 2018, said Winn's next book will now be delayed. On Winter Hill was due to be published in October, but has been pushed back following the "intrusive conjecture". Recommended reading: A spokeswoman for the publisher said: 'Given recent events, in particular intrusive conjecture around Moth's health condition, which has caused considerable distress to Raynor Winn and her family, it is our priority to support the author at this time. 'With this in mind, Penguin Michael Joseph, together with the author, has made the decision to delay the publication of On Winter Hill from this October. 'We will announce a new publication date in due course.'
North Wales Chronicle
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
What is The Salt Path and the story surrounding it?
The book tells the story of how she and her husband, Moth, walked the South West Coast Path after losing their home. It was later turned into a film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. Winn has recently described enduring some of the 'hardest days' of her life, after claims that parts of it were fabricated. The Salt Path is a 2018 memoir, nature, and travel book written by Raynor Winn. It tells the story of the long-distance walk she and her husband Moth took along the South West Coast Path, in South West England. The pair had lost their home and Moth was reportedly diagnosed with fatal corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Throughout the story, the couple is almost penniless, receiving little money in tax credits each week and camping each night. The story ends on the last day, after walking the whole path in two sections, in two successive summers, when the couple meets a stranger who offers them the tenancy of a flat. In 2023, a film adaptation began production, with Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in the lead roles. It premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the UK in May 2025. An investigation by The Observer newspaper, however, has reported that Winn may have misrepresented the events that led to the couple losing their home and that experts had doubts over Moth having corticobasal degeneration (CBD). The publisher, which also said the couple's legal names are Sally and Timothy Walker, said the couple lost their home after an accusation that Winn had stolen thousands of pounds from her employer, rather than a bad business investment. It also said that it had spoken to medical experts who were sceptical about Moth having CBD, given his lack of acute symptoms and his apparent ability to reverse them. Gillian Anderson attends the CineMerit Award for #GillianAnderson and the Premiere of the movie "The Salt Path" during the 2025 Munich Film Festival at Deutsches Theater in Munich, Germany. More #GettyVideo #MunichFilmFest 🎥 Andreas Rentz 👉 Penguin, which published the book, said it 'undertook all the necessary pre-publication due diligence', including a contract with an author warranty about factual accuracy, and a legal read. It added: 'Prior to the Observer enquiry, we had not received any concerns about the book's content.' In a statement on her website, she hit back at the Observer's article, saying it was 'grotesquely unfair, highly misleading and seeks to systematically pick apart my life'. She added: 'The Salt Path is about what happened to Moth and me, after we lost our home and found ourselves homeless on the headlands of the south west. 'It's not about every event or moment in our lives, but rather about a capsule of time when our lives moved from a place of complete despair to a place of hope. 'The journey held within those pages is one of salt and weather, of pain and possibility. And I can't allow any more doubt to be cast on the validity of those memories, or the joy they have given so many.' A post shared by Raynor Winn (@ On Wednesday (July 9), Winn also posted clinic letters on Instagram addressed to Timothy Walker, which she said showed that 'he is treated for CBD/S and has been for many years'. She wrote: 'The last few days have been some of the hardest of my life. Heartbreaking accusations that Moth has made up his illness have been made, leaving us devastated.' In a statement on Friday (July 11), Penguin Michael Joseph, which published The Salt Path in 2018, said Winn's next book will now be delayed. On Winter Hill was due to be published in October, but has been pushed back following the "intrusive conjecture". Recommended reading: A spokeswoman for the publisher said: 'Given recent events, in particular intrusive conjecture around Moth's health condition, which has caused considerable distress to Raynor Winn and her family, it is our priority to support the author at this time. 'With this in mind, Penguin Michael Joseph, together with the author, has made the decision to delay the publication of On Winter Hill from this October. 'We will announce a new publication date in due course.'
Forbes
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
New Criticism Says ‘The Salt Path' Isn't The True Story It Claims To Be
The publisher behind 'The Salt Path,' a bestselling book that claims to be based on a true story, has defended its factchecking after an investigation by British newspaper The Observer claimed the book, and subsequent movie, was "highly misleading" and "spun from lies, deceit and desperation." Gillian Anderson and Raynor Winn attend the premiere of the movie "The Salt Path" during the 2025 ... More Munich Film Festival. Getty Images In her book, Raynor Winn claims she and her husband, Moth Winn, invested in the business of a childhood friend and ultimately lost their beloved 17th-century Welsh farmhouse when the friend took them to court to recoup their debt after the business failed. Suddenly homeless, and coping with her husband's unexpected diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration, a terminal illness, the couple decides to hike the 630-mile South West Coast Path in England that Winn says "transformed us completely and altered the course of our lives." But the Observer investigation claims the Winns, whose legal names are Sally and Tim Walker, lied about the reality of their financial situation and questions the veracity of his diagnosis. Several named sources claimed Raynor Winn actually embezzled £64,000 (about $87,000) from her employer years before writing her memoir, dodged related criminal charges and lost the family home after failing to repay one of many significant debts. The woman who moved into the Winn's home after it was repossessed said she received a stream of letters addressed to them with unpaid bills and credit card statements, letters from debt collection agencies and an unpaid speeding fine, and a local business owner in their town said he, too, is owed money from the couple. The Observer article also calls into question the diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration, a progressive brain disease similar to Parkinson's with a life expectancy of six to eight years, considering Moth Winn 'has been living with the condition for 18 years and he seems to have no visibly acute symptoms.' Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We're launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day's headlines. Text 'Alerts' to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here : Winn defended her story in a statement to The Observer, calling it "the true story of our journey," and later told BBC the article was 'highly misleading,' without specifically saying why. Winn has canceled a planned book reading tour in the UK, and a statement from her legal team said she was "deeply sorry to let down those who were planning to attend the Saltlines tour, but while this process is ongoing, she will be unable to take part.' Publishing house Penguin on Wednesday said in a statement to BBC that it "undertook all the necessary pre-publication due diligence, including a contract with an author warranty about factual accuracy, and a legal read, as is standard with most works of non-fiction." Penguin also said it had not been notified of any concerns about the book before hearing from The Observer. Number 9 Films and Shadowplay Features, which made "The Salt Path" movie, told the BBC Monday the film is "a faithful adaptation of the book that we optioned" and "we undertook all necessary due diligence before acquiring the book.' The Observer suggests Raynor Winn embezzled tens of thousands from her former employer Martin Hemmings' family-run business. Hemmings' widow, Ros, spoke to the paper and said she was glad her husband, who died in 2012, didn't live to see the book and film. Ros said her daughter has spoken before about the parts of the story she says are fabricated, and that, 'when she found any of the books in charity shops, she would write a little homily in the front about what Sally's really like.' Big Number More than 2 million. That's how many copies the book, a Sunday Times bestseller, has sold since its publication in March 2018 as one of Britain's most successful nonfiction books in recent years, according to The Observer. Tangent PSPA, the UK charity dedicated to people affected by CBD, told BBC it has "made the decision to terminate our relationship with the family' and a video of Moth Winn talking about his condition has been removed from its website. What We Don't Know If 'The Salt Path' film will be released in the United States. The movie released in England on May 30 and has grossed about $16 million so far. It's set to premier in Germany and France, and a deal is reportedly underway for US release. The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were spun from lies, deceit and desperation (The Observer) Penguin says it did 'all necessary due diligence' with The Salt Path (BBC) 5 Of Europe's Set-Jetting Destinations Now Trending In 2025 (Forbes) Further Viewing
Arab Times
09-02-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
At least 200,000 protesters rally in Munich against far-right AfD ahead of German election
MUNICH, Germany, Feb 9, (AP): More than 200,000 protesters rallied in Munich, Germany, on Saturday against far-right extremism ahead of the country's general election. The far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is in second place in recent polls and has prompted widespread protests across the country before voters cast their ballots on Feb 23. The protest at Munich's Theresienwiese - where Oktoberfest takes place each year - brought a significantly larger crowd than expected, according to the German dpa news agency. The event's organizer estimated the crowd could be up to 320,000 people, many of whom carried signs against the AfD with slogans like, "Racism and hatred is not an alternative." The protest was supported by activist groups as well as the Munich Film Festival, churches and Munich soccer clubs FC Bayern and TSV 1860, among others. Police told dpa that the demonstration was peaceful. Similar protests attracted large crowds on Saturday in Hanover, Rostock, and elsewhere in Germany, mirroring other demonstrations that have occurred across the country in recent weeks. Last month, at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, a huge crowd blew whistles, sang anti-fascist songs and carried banners denouncing AfD. Activists said they hoped the rally also would draw attention to other far-right parties in Europe and the new administration of US President Donald Trump. Demonstrators have recently also opposed Friedrich Merz, the center-right leader and front-runner in the upcoming election, and his Christian Democrats for last month sending to parliament proposals for tough new migration rules that received AfD's backing. The protesters say Merz and his party broke Germany's unwritten post-Nazi promise by all democratic parties to never pass any rule or resolution in parliament with the support of far-right, nationalist parties like the AfD. Merz insists his position is unchanged and that he didn't and won't work with the party. The 12-year-old AfD entered the national parliament in 2017, benefiting from then-Chancellor Angela Merkel 's decision two years earlier to allow large numbers of migrants into the country.
