The Salt Path, Penguin
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In a full statement provided to The Bookseller, The Salt Path publishers Penguin state: “Penguin (Michael Joseph [a division of Penguin Books]) published The Salt Path in 2018 and, like many readers, we were moved and inspired by Raynor’s story and its message of hope.
Many questions have been asked about The Salt Path, Raynor Winn’s “unflinchingly honest” best-selling memoir, in the past week. Why exactly was the home of Winn and her husband, Moth, in North Wales repossessed?
Controversy now surrounds the story Raynor Winn wrote about her 630-mile journey along the South West Coast Path with her husband Moth. The 2018 memoir was recently made into a film that took around $16m (£11.7m) at the box office globally.
The publishers behind The Salt Path have insisted they carried out “due diligence” in fact-checking the memoir after allegations emerged that parts of it had been embellished. Penguin has released a statement stating it had “not received any concerns about the book’s content” prior to an Observer investigation,
The author of The Salt Path has admitted she made “mistakes” during an embezzlement row with her former boss. Raynor Winn’s memoir tells the story of how the author and her husband, Moth, walked the 630-mile South West Coast Path after their home was repossessed and Moth was diagnosed with a degenerative disease.
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An investigation by U.K. outlet The Observer has called into question the events of the bestselling non-fiction book that was adapted for the screen starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs.
The author of The Salt Path is at risk of facing legal action by the memoir's publisher amid accusations she made up elements of the best-selling story.