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The Wild Silence

The Wild Silence

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  • Author：Raynor Winn
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Summary

Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth。 After walking 630 homeless miles along The Salt Path， living on the windswept and wild English coastline; the cliffs， the sky and the chalky earth now feel like their home。

Moth has a terminal diagnosis， but against all medical odds， he seems revitalized in nature。 Together on the wild coastal path， with their feet firmly rooted outdoors， they discover that anything is possible。

Now， life beyond The Salt Path awaits and they come back to four walls， but the sense of home is illusive and returning to normality is proving difficult - until an incredible gesture by someone who reads their story changes everything。

A chance to breathe life back into a beautiful farmhouse nestled deep in the Cornish hills; rewilding the land and returning nature to its hedgerows becomes their saving grace and their new path to follow。

The Wild Silence is a story of hope triumphing over despair， of lifelong love prevailing over everything。 It is a luminous account of the human spirit's instinctive connection to nature， and how vital it is for us all。

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Reviews

Lynne - The Book Squirrel ，

Lovely！ Beautifully written！

Lara Billington ，

3。75。 Enjoyed it but nothing on her first one。

Lucy Thompson ，

I was unsure about the first few chapters of this book and wondered where it was going。 At first I thought the publisher had forced Raynor to quickly write another book off the back of the success of The Salt Path。 However， around halfway through onward was yet another spectacular read！ I am in awe of Raynor’s writing and her relationship with Moth。 Her love for the outdoors and their incredible on-going journey continues to amaze me。

norman charles andrew orourke ，

This is a most moving book， I read the Salt Path and was looking forward to seeing how the couple Raynor and Moth were getting along， let’s hope there is a third book

Eric ，

I quite enjoyed "The Salt Path" so was hoping this one would be as good。 Sadly， for me， it did not turn out that way。 While the language was as good， and the story should have been intriguing， I never quite got the same connection in this story。 I quite enjoyed "The Salt Path" so was hoping this one would be as good。 Sadly， for me， it did not turn out that way。 While the language was as good， and the story should have been intriguing， I never quite got the same connection in this story。 。。。more

Ida Ottesen ，

The first book by Raynor Winn was one of my favourite reads last year， lyrical， poetic and just stunning in it's descriptions on nature， on love and of course hope。 。This sequel doesn't quite hit the same marks。 The writing is still beautiful， Raynor Winn has a way with words that I just love。 However， it does feel like the publisher pressed for a second book， before there really was a second book to write。 。There are multiple 'storylines' if you can call them that; the loss of Raynor Winn's mot The first book by Raynor Winn was one of my favourite reads last year， lyrical， poetic and just stunning in it's descriptions on nature， on love and of course hope。 。This sequel doesn't quite hit the same marks。 The writing is still beautiful， Raynor Winn has a way with words that I just love。 However， it does feel like the publisher pressed for a second book， before there really was a second book to write。 。There are multiple 'storylines' if you can call them that; the loss of Raynor Winn's mother， the story of how Raynor and Moth met and fell in love， life at their new rented house， Raynor's adjustment to life not in the country， the saving of an old derelict farm， Moth's disease， and of course， a trek in Iceland。 All of them are interesting， and although the connection between humans and the land is the thing that connects them， it's still a somewhat fragmented reading experience， which is a shame。 。I will keep on recommending The Salt Path to basically everyone， but this book is for people wanting to know what happens after the great adventure is over and daily life comes knocking。 。。。more

Sophy H ，

Oh bugger。 I hate having to write a somewhat negative review when I really admire the writer and their previous work。 The Salt Path for me was an amazing book， I could have read it over and over， it was so sublime。 I pre-ordered The Wild Silence back last year and have been patiently waiting to read the paperback 。。。。。。。。I was so so disappointed， gutted in fact。 First， the positives， just so I don't feel as though I'm tearing Raynor Winn's work to bits。 The positives:-The love between Raynor and Oh bugger。 I hate having to write a somewhat negative review when I really admire the writer and their previous work。 The Salt Path for me was an amazing book， I could have read it over and over， it was so sublime。 I pre-ordered The Wild Silence back last year and have been patiently waiting to read the paperback 。。。。。。。。I was so so disappointed， gutted in fact。 First， the positives， just so I don't feel as though I'm tearing Raynor Winn's work to bits。 The positives:-The love between Raynor and her husband Moth shines through at all times， and the history of how they met and the strength of their developing relationship is beautiful。 The description of nature and our necessary relationship to it is again beautiful。 Raynor certainly has a poetic way with words when describing nature/outdoors/wildlife。 But then 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。The negatives:The entire Icelandic section for me was unnecessary and completely detracted from the whole story， like a quick "ooh and" at the end。 It felt like a drudgery to read this part to be honest。 The constant self-deprecation became a little grating after a while。 Everybody is insecure。 We all think we're shit at what we do。 It's human nature。 The repetition of self-doubting statements became quite annoying and I lost sympathy after say the tenth time of hearing how Raynor didn't want to answer the door or speak to a neighbour or be in a room with people。 There was nowhere near enough about the rewilding of the farm they moved to。 A brief mention of the animals and hiding out in a tree looking for moth grubs！ This didn't really cut it for me。 As a health care professional， I was actually shocked at the section dealing with Raynor's mum and her catastrophic stroke。 Granted， each health care experience is unique but I want to find it hard to believe that one minute the team would attempt an NG tube （without consulting Raynor）， then the next， tell Raynor it's her choice whether her mum gets a PEG tube， then wait for days until her mum is overloaded with secretions to start hyoscine or make her mum comfortable （which is usually standard practice earlier on in the proceedings）。 Perhaps there were some communication barriers between Raynor and her mum's caregivers but I felt that she was quick to point out their failings， rather than speak up herself earlier to say what her mum would have wanted/wouldn't have wanted。 I just felt The Wild Silence was riding the coat tails of The Salt Path but contained nowhere near the quality， sincerity or individuality of it。 I felt Raynor had lost her shine somewhat， perhaps through overly forceful publishers wanting to make a quick buck。 This sadly ended up as a 2。5 star book for me。 。。。more

Claudia ，

Ein wunderbares Buch über das Leben und die Natur， über Krankheit， Tod und Sterben。

Suzanne Ashworth ，

I was pleasantly surprised to fidn that Ray's second book mathces the first in terms of its hold on you - inspiring and heartbreaking in equal measure and I completely identify with her beliefs in the beneits of the natural world。 I was pleasantly surprised to fidn that Ray's second book mathces the first in terms of its hold on you - inspiring and heartbreaking in equal measure and I completely identify with her beliefs in the beneits of the natural world。 。。。more

Bas Herder ，

Leest net als de voorganger van dit boek heerlijk weg met mooie poëtische natuurbeschrijvingen。 Verder niet heel gedenkwaardig voor mij， al voel ik me daar wel wat schuldig over als ik zie hoeveel mensen dit inspirerend vinden。

Kirstin ，

I had been looking forward to find out how Ray and Moth settled back into their lives after The Salt Path。 Their companionship， love and trust in each other shines from every page all the while both are struggling with what life has thrown at them。 More than ever Moth's illness of course but also Ray's feelings of being lost so they try to reconnect with nature like they did when they walked the South West Coast path。It's a very beautifully written memoir， thoughtful and inspiring ！ I had been looking forward to find out how Ray and Moth settled back into their lives after The Salt Path。 Their companionship， love and trust in each other shines from every page all the while both are struggling with what life has thrown at them。 More than ever Moth's illness of course but also Ray's feelings of being lost so they try to reconnect with nature like they did when they walked the South West Coast path。It's a very beautifully written memoir， thoughtful and inspiring ！ 。。。more

David Rudin ，

I much looked forward to this sequel to The Salt Path。 In this new book Raynor Winn continues the saga of her life with her husband Moth， who has been given a diagnosis of a fatal disease。 After their long walk along a coastal path in southern England， the couple now faces new challenges。In this sequel Winn’s writing is still engaging， emotional and enthralling。 No sophomore slump here as she chronicles the ongoing efforts of her and Moth to find their way in the world。 Though they have a roof o I much looked forward to this sequel to The Salt Path。 In this new book Raynor Winn continues the saga of her life with her husband Moth， who has been given a diagnosis of a fatal disease。 After their long walk along a coastal path in southern England， the couple now faces new challenges。In this sequel Winn’s writing is still engaging， emotional and enthralling。 No sophomore slump here as she chronicles the ongoing efforts of her and Moth to find their way in the world。 Though they have a roof over their head， they struggle to find a life path forward。 This is complicated by the slow decline and eventual death of Winn’s mother and the ongoing struggles and worsening affects of Moth’s terminal illness。I’ve always thought that a good writer could make anything interesting and while there is no shortage of drama to parse， it is Winn’s skill as an author that keeps you glued to the book， page after page as the two muddle through physical and emotional challenges that would stop most of us in our tracks。 A worthy sequel and for me this book establishes Raynor Winn as a powerful literary voice！ 。。。more

Mam ，

I'm so glad Raynor Winn wrote this inspiring account of hope and home。 I believe to fully enjoy this book， the reader should start with her first book， The Salt Path， to understand the challenges Raynor and her husband Moth faced on that path。 I'm so glad Raynor Winn wrote this inspiring account of hope and home。 I believe to fully enjoy this book， the reader should start with her first book， The Salt Path， to understand the challenges Raynor and her husband Moth faced on that path。 。。。more

Kim Roberts ，

Beautiful writing， layering experiences against each other。

Femke Ament ，

Alleen het deel in IJsland， ruim over de helft van het boek， kon wat mij betreft concurreren met Het Zoutpad。

Sally ，

I was eager to read this book as I loved “The Salt Path” when I read it。 I didn’t enjoy this book as much。 It took me a long time to get caught by this second book and I am glad that I have read it now and I am glad that both Ray and Moth are doing so well。

Gail Lukasik ，

The Wild Silence， which is the sequel to The Salt Path， finds Ray and Moth living again between two walls， thanks to the generosity of a friend。 But it's a life they find difficult to return to after their triumphant 630 mile walk along the English coastline。 I came to The Wild Silence with great anticipation and for the most part I wasn't let down。 One of the things that intrigued about Ray and Moth's story is her conviction and determination to defy his terminal diagnosis。 To use nature and hi The Wild Silence， which is the sequel to The Salt Path， finds Ray and Moth living again between two walls， thanks to the generosity of a friend。 But it's a life they find difficult to return to after their triumphant 630 mile walk along the English coastline。 I came to The Wild Silence with great anticipation and for the most part I wasn't let down。 One of the things that intrigued about Ray and Moth's story is her conviction and determination to defy his terminal diagnosis。 To use nature and hiking as a medicine for healing。 Nature lovers， anyone dealing with a difficult medical diagnosis， and adventure seekers （their hike in Iceland）， would love this book。 。。。more

Alex Tedford ，

Didn't love this quite as much at The Salt Path but still an enjoyable read。 Didn't love this quite as much at The Salt Path but still an enjoyable read。 。。。more

Deb ，

It took a while to get into this book but once I was in I was hooked again。

Elizabeth ，

Absolutely beautiful writing to get lost in

Linda ，

The Salt Path was a novel story but this was too similar and I lost sympathy with the author。

Natalie ，

Ray’s struggle with social anxiety takes center stage in this sequel。 Nature is so clearly her refuge and escape。 The moments she is disassociating and/or straight-up hiding were a struggle for me。 She recovers aspects of herself/her relationship to herself and makes headway toward finding courage to trust others with her human-ness as the story unfolds。 Her fear is a cloud that persists through the entire book。 I appreciate how she translates her connection with nature through her writing， but Ray’s struggle with social anxiety takes center stage in this sequel。 Nature is so clearly her refuge and escape。 The moments she is disassociating and/or straight-up hiding were a struggle for me。 She recovers aspects of herself/her relationship to herself and makes headway toward finding courage to trust others with her human-ness as the story unfolds。 Her fear is a cloud that persists through the entire book。 I appreciate how she translates her connection with nature through her writing， but overall， for me this book isn’t the light that the first book was。 。。。more

Annet ，

Wie Het Zoutpad mooi vindt， zal De Wilde Stilte ook graag lezen。 Dit vervolg is even indrukwekkend。 Ik had er， net als bij Het Zoutpad， wel moeite mee om me met de hoofdpersoon te identificeren。 Het is me ook iets te gewild literair。 Als ze bij het verlaten van de tent voor de zoveelste keer over het gasstelletje of haar wandelschoenen struikelt， is me onderhand wel duidelijk dat ze het zwaar heeft。 Maar de plek die de natuur in dit boek krijgt， maakt dat ruimschoots goed。

Antoinette Martens ，

Inspiring！ Start walking。

Johanneke ，

Ik vond dit een prachtig boek （L）

Danielle McClellan ，

Beautifully written memoir。 I enjoyed listening to the author's voice and recommend the audio version。 This follows the Salt Path， but I read the two out of order and that in no way diminished my enjoyment of this。 Winn provides enough information to the reader to be able to follow along， and in some ways， it was fascinating to go back and read the Salt Path after I knew the later experiences of the author and her partner。 The depictions of the natural world are exceptional。 I also very much app Beautifully written memoir。 I enjoyed listening to the author's voice and recommend the audio version。 This follows the Salt Path， but I read the two out of order and that in no way diminished my enjoyment of this。 Winn provides enough information to the reader to be able to follow along， and in some ways， it was fascinating to go back and read the Salt Path after I knew the later experiences of the author and her partner。 The depictions of the natural world are exceptional。 I also very much appreciated Winn's discussion of her mother's final days。 She captures the difficult decisions that families often have to make。 。。。more

Jeff Zell ，

Some questions that we were left with when The Salt Path came to an end are answered in this sequel。 Moth does go to school and finishes his program。 An opportunity to live on land and restore it does appear to them。 She explains how she came to write The Salt Path。 Winn is more surprised than anyone that her love letter to Moth became an important article， then became a book which then became a bestseller。 Then， after Moth was done with his program， they decided they needed to take another long Some questions that we were left with when The Salt Path came to an end are answered in this sequel。 Moth does go to school and finishes his program。 An opportunity to live on land and restore it does appear to them。 She explains how she came to write The Salt Path。 Winn is more surprised than anyone that her love letter to Moth became an important article， then became a book which then became a bestseller。 Then， after Moth was done with his program， they decided they needed to take another long walk。 This time in Iceland。 There was suspense with that telling！The same well balanced story telling and lush descriptions of her inner feelings， encounters with people， and her surroundings that we experienced in The Salt Path， are in the Wild Silence。 I appreciate how she shares so much of herself， but I never get the feeling that it is too much information。 I particularly enjoyed Winn's description of how the farm was restored so quickly under her and Moth's care; and， the impact of human encroachment and pollution upon the wilderness lands and the different animal species。 I am glad I took the time to read this book。 And， hope she has more stories to share with us soon。 。。。more

Elisabeth ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Because I loved The Salt Path and was curious what had happened next to Moth and Raynor， I was eager to read The Wild Silence， the sequel memoir。 I enjoyed it very much because it explained what happened after they'd finished the long walk and Moth had begun university。 It also explained how Raynor began to write what she first hoped would be an account to help Moth remember their walk because she was startled when he didn't remember moments that had loomed large to her。 Her daughter loved the m Because I loved The Salt Path and was curious what had happened next to Moth and Raynor， I was eager to read The Wild Silence， the sequel memoir。 I enjoyed it very much because it explained what happened after they'd finished the long walk and Moth had begun university。 It also explained how Raynor began to write what she first hoped would be an account to help Moth remember their walk because she was startled when he didn't remember moments that had loomed large to her。 Her daughter loved the manuscript and encouraged her to submit it to a publisher who also loved it and published it。 Raynor had always enjoyed quietly observing nature but was not comfortable around people。 Moth had been the first person to make her feel comfortable and brave。 She was not thrilled to go on the promotional book tour。 However， she took lessons she learned from the walk that gave her courage。 The book brought them enough financial success that they were able to do a short but very rugged and difficult walk in Iceland with Dave and Julie， sympathetic friends they'd met on the earlier walk。 Though it was not long enough to work through all the aches and pains of beginning an arduous trek， the wildness and dynamic volcanic activity made them focus on the rhythms of the Earth and surrender the facade of being in charge。 They also agreed to tackle the project of cleaning up an old apple farm and help it become biologically diverse again。 I was surprised they paid rent to do this - it seemed like they were performing an incredible service to the owner who wanted this result but couldn't do it himself。 Anyway， they did succeed in having wildlife return。 In this book， Winn connects even more powerfully with the natural world。 I enjoyed her writing very much and it makes me wonder about the power of being outdoors and the power of walking。 。。。more

Claartje ，

Toch vier sterren， hoewel ik niet alles goed vond aan dit boek。 Tekening op voorkant， net als bij zoutpad: erg mooi。 Larmoyant， bezig met zichzelf。 Wegkruipend， wegkijkend， niet in staat om met mensen om te gaan。 Dat stond me tegen。 Maar toen ging ze schrijven werd het boek ook beter。 Alleen， telkens weer dat wantrouwen， terwijl ze juist toen al veel mensen haar hadden geholpen aan een huis， het uitgeven van een boek。 Clichébeschrijvingen van mensen soms ook 'designzonnebril'， misschien om dit t Toch vier sterren， hoewel ik niet alles goed vond aan dit boek。 Tekening op voorkant， net als bij zoutpad: erg mooi。 Larmoyant， bezig met zichzelf。 Wegkruipend， wegkijkend， niet in staat om met mensen om te gaan。 Dat stond me tegen。 Maar toen ging ze schrijven werd het boek ook beter。 Alleen， telkens weer dat wantrouwen， terwijl ze juist toen al veel mensen haar hadden geholpen aan een huis， het uitgeven van een boek。 Clichébeschrijvingen van mensen soms ook 'designzonnebril'， misschien om dit te laten contrasteren met hoe de man， Sam， daarna blijkt te zijn。 Hele verhaal over de dood van haar moeder had niet zo uitgebreid in dit boek gehoeven。Heel mooi: verbondenheid met de aarde en het landschap als ze als kind door de weiden draaft en als volwassene op de aarde ligt en in de aarde wroet。 En fijne verrassing: de beschrijving van de IJslandse tocht， heel mooi， heel stimulerend。 Zin om de natuur in te gaan en daar te blijven。 。。。more

Kelsey McCann ，

I enjoyed The Wild Silence just as much as the first， it felt like sinking into an old friend and was a great escape。 These books resonate so much with me and I’ll just be sitting here waiting patiently （probably not so patiently actually）， hoping for a third tale of Ray & Moth。

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