The Salt Path

Author: Raynor Winn

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  • : December 2018
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Local Description

Our journey had drained us of every emotion, sapped our strength and our will. But then, like the windblown trees along our route, we had been re-formed by the elements into a new shape that could ride out whatever storms came over the bright new sea.’
I recently finished both The Salt Path and The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn. Both were wonderful reads. Part 1 of her first book begins with Raynor and her husband (who have been together since their teens) hiding under the stairs from bailiffs who have come to claim their home. After decades on the farm they love, the land they nurtured and raised their children on, a so-called friend betrays them after an investment they made with him and they lose the court case to keep their home.
The shock of becoming homeless is something the two will have to deal with many times over, as well as peoples’ judgement and discomfort, when they hear of their situation. A few days later, they have more bad news – Raynor’s husband Moth is diagnosed with a terminal illness and both of them hit the lowest point they’ve ever faced in their lives. Raynor’s only solution is to walk. They have loved each other since they were teens, and walking in the wild has always been a shared passion. Despite the, at times, debilitating pain that Moth must endure, they begin to walk the 630 mile South West Coast Path along the coast of England.
They are at the mercy of the elements with barely enough food or money to survive and it is a truly humbling, at times desperate, but ultimately healing journey. Raynor’s account is down-to-earth, raw, honest and at times so evocative and beautiful.
Their connection with the natural world buoys them on, and fills their spirits. A really remarkable and inspiring book which creates a newfound awareness and empathy for people who don’t have a home, something we often take for granted.
I was swept up in their journey and they felt as familiar as friends by the final page. Jemma

Description

Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years is terminally ill, their home is taken away and they lose their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset via Devon and Cornwall. Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, together they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea and sky. Yet through every step, every encounter, and every test along the way, their walk becomes a remarkable journey. The Salt Path is an honest and inspiring true story of coming to terms with grief and the healing power of the natural world. Ultimately, it is a portrayal of home, and how it can be lost, rebuilt, and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.

Awards

The Sunday Times bestseller Shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Biography Award & The Wainwright Prize