The publisher has said it will delay publication of author Raynor Winn's next book following allegations she fabricated parts of her first memoir

Publishing house Penguin has said it "undertook all the necessary due diligence" before releasing The Salt Path, after a series of claims about the book's veracity. A recent Observer investigation claimed English author Raynor Winn fabricated or gave misleading information about some elements of her 2018 non-fiction best-seller.

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.