The Salt Path
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- Author：Raynor Winn
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Summary
In one devastating week， Raynor and her husband Moth lost their house and received a terminal diagnosis that took away their future together。 With nowhere to call home， they instead embarked on a journey: to walk the South West Coast Path， a 630-mile sea-swept trail from Somerset to Dorset， via Devon and Cornwall。
This ancient， wind-battered landscape lays them bare， stripping away every comfort they have ever known。 With almost no money for food orshelter， carrying the essentials for survival on their backs， they wild camp on beaches and clifftops。 Until slowly， with every step， every encounter， and every test along the way， the walk sets them on a road of discovery。 They don't know how far they will travel， but unexpectedly， they find themselves on a path to freedom。
The Salt Path is an unflinchingly honest， inspiring and life-affirming true story about coming to terms with grief and the healing power of nature。 Ultimately， it is a book about home， and how it can be lost， rebuilt， and rediscovered in the most unexpected of ways。
This ancient， wind-battered landscape lays them bare， stripping away every comfort they have ever known。 With almost no money for food orshelter， carrying the essentials for survival on their backs， they wild camp on beaches and clifftops。 Until slowly， with every step， every encounter， and every test along the way， the walk sets them on a road of discovery。 They don't know how far they will travel， but unexpectedly， they find themselves on a path to freedom。
The Salt Path is an unflinchingly honest， inspiring and life-affirming true story about coming to terms with grief and the healing power of nature。 Ultimately， it is a book about home， and how it can be lost， rebuilt， and rediscovered in the most unexpected of ways。
Reviews
Maaike
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Leuk voor 50+ers die van wandelen houden
Saskia
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Lange zinnen werken niet altijd even goed。 Maar Raynor Winn heeft een poëtische schrijfstijl en wisselt deze zinnen - zo nu en dan ware juweeltjes die ik gretig twee keer herlas - bewust af met （zeer） korte en middellange zinnen en stukken dialoog。 Raynor Winn beschrijft met zoveel liefde en overtuiging hun tocht en de kracht van de natuur， dat ze wegkomt met lange zinnen。 Soms zelfs met zinnen van vier komma’s lang。 En dan een ultrakorte zin。 Baf！ Een ware mustread， ik ben gisterenavond al in h Lange zinnen werken niet altijd even goed。 Maar Raynor Winn heeft een poëtische schrijfstijl en wisselt deze zinnen - zo nu en dan ware juweeltjes die ik gretig twee keer herlas - bewust af met （zeer） korte en middellange zinnen en stukken dialoog。 Raynor Winn beschrijft met zoveel liefde en overtuiging hun tocht en de kracht van de natuur， dat ze wegkomt met lange zinnen。 Soms zelfs met zinnen van vier komma’s lang。 En dan een ultrakorte zin。 Baf！ Een ware mustread， ik ben gisterenavond al in het vervolg begonnen！ 。。。more
Cindy
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Partners。。。。 I again not my desired reading。 And I disagreed with several views published by the author。
Rita
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This story has f Ray and Moth walking the coast trail in the UK is the story of persistence and doing what is required。 Left homeless due to a lost court case and a bad investment， they looked for a way to survive and chose wild camping。 There story is interesting， beautiful and difficult to read。 The plight of the homeless is addressed just by virtue of being homeless themselves。 Excellent book。
L。 L。
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The Salt Path by Raynor Winn is about the walk she and her husband took along the South West Coast Path in Great Britain in 2008。 Her husband， Moth， at age 53 was diagnosed with Corticobasal Degeneration （CBD）， a terminal illness that is a rare degenerative brain disease; this news arrived the same week they lost their cottage farm in Wales， one they’d lovingly built and restored by hand， then turned into a money-making venture by hosting vacation stays for families。 With two kids in college， an The Salt Path by Raynor Winn is about the walk she and her husband took along the South West Coast Path in Great Britain in 2008。 Her husband， Moth， at age 53 was diagnosed with Corticobasal Degeneration （CBD）， a terminal illness that is a rare degenerative brain disease; this news arrived the same week they lost their cottage farm in Wales， one they’d lovingly built and restored by hand， then turned into a money-making venture by hosting vacation stays for families。 With two kids in college， and no income， they tried applying for government housing， knowing city living would crush them。 Hiding under their stairwell as the solicitors came knocking down their doors with a possession warrant to take over their home， Ray spied a book from their 20s which had inspired them to take a walking holiday along the shore of Scotland。 She grabbed the book， Five Hundred Mile Walks by Mark Wallington and suggested to Moth they throw all their belongings into their barn and start hiking and camping along the South West Coast Path， the longest walking trail in the world at 630 miles。 Their son thought it was an epic idea while their daughter chastened Ray for putting her father under such arduous circumstances when sick。 The irony of their decision was that their long-distance hike prolonged Moth’s life due to the constant movement and oxygen in the air along the sea coast walk。 They began in 2008， completing the stretch of the walk from Minehead to Sommerset through North Devon and Cornwall 。 A year later they returned to the end point of the path， in Poole， and reverse-walked the trail through Dorset to South Devon。 Winn wrote the book two years after they completed the walk。Today Moth is 60 and still alive， and Raynor has a second book coming out in April， 2021。 They are amazing people， and she is a beautiful writer！ 。。。more
Maaike
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Imagine having everything taken from you: your home， where you made your living。 And then walk 650 miles and figuring out what to do。 Who are you when everything is stripped away？ It’s also a chilling take on how people view homeless people。 The judgements and assumptions。 Having a home is a privilege and there are way more poor people than we think。 Man this book is amazing。 I have so much respect for the author and her husband。 And I know my life is so easy and I’m so spoiled。 I’m not sure who Imagine having everything taken from you: your home， where you made your living。 And then walk 650 miles and figuring out what to do。 Who are you when everything is stripped away？ It’s also a chilling take on how people view homeless people。 The judgements and assumptions。 Having a home is a privilege and there are way more poor people than we think。 Man this book is amazing。 I have so much respect for the author and her husband。 And I know my life is so easy and I’m so spoiled。 I’m not sure who I will be if I ever have everything taken from me。 I hope as brave as her。 。。。more
Roos1404
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3，5 ⭐️
Christopher
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I liked it but i did find it a little repetitive in parts - but worth a read
Courtney Kellett
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After a superb recommendation from a lovely lady at the Edge of the World bookshop in Penzance （we were on a UK holiday）。 I bought Raynor Winn’s， The Salt Path。 Be prepared with your tissues， my heart was broken after the first chapter。 I carried on and was so moved by both Ray and Moth， an incredible preserving couple， with no matter what was thrown at them they got through it together。 And no matter how many times people said it to them， they are not old （I mainly think this as my parents are After a superb recommendation from a lovely lady at the Edge of the World bookshop in Penzance （we were on a UK holiday）。 I bought Raynor Winn’s， The Salt Path。 Be prepared with your tissues， my heart was broken after the first chapter。 I carried on and was so moved by both Ray and Moth， an incredible preserving couple， with no matter what was thrown at them they got through it together。 And no matter how many times people said it to them， they are not old （I mainly think this as my parents are the same age and they’d kill me）。 I walked a small part of the coastal path from Minak theatre to Lands End and back when we were away and this book bought back memories on the beautiful scenery， the colours of the sea and that wind！ I can’t wait to read The Wild Silence （also purchased in Penzance）。 Also thankful for Instagram， so I can see Ray & Moth are still happy continuing their adventures！ 。。。more
Hannah Stainer
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Amazing book， so inspiring and made me want to pack a bag and head out on my own adventure。 I've passed this on to several friends who've also loved the book。 Amazing book， so inspiring and made me want to pack a bag and head out on my own adventure。 I've passed this on to several friends who've also loved the book。 。。。more
Heather Jane
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What do I say about this book。。。 it’s so powerful。 I honestly felt my whole thought process shift after finishing it。 Such a beautiful read
McKenzie
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I don’t normally read memoirs and I feel weird passing judgement on someones life experiences in book form。 I feel an almost compulsive need to give memoirs a five star， regardless of how interesting or well-written it is。 Luckily， this one is both interesting and well written。 It will give readers a new way of viewing homeless people。 I hope this makes readers more sympathetic to the circumstances that make people homeless in the first place and how they respond to them in the future。This book I don’t normally read memoirs and I feel weird passing judgement on someones life experiences in book form。 I feel an almost compulsive need to give memoirs a five star， regardless of how interesting or well-written it is。 Luckily， this one is both interesting and well written。 It will give readers a new way of viewing homeless people。 I hope this makes readers more sympathetic to the circumstances that make people homeless in the first place and how they respond to them in the future。This book is not maybe going to be the most action packed novel that you’ll ever read， but if you’re a fan of things like A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson or really any of the comedies geared for older people， like Something’s Got to Give or The Bucket List， this will probably be the correct pace and tone for you。 I am not the target audience for those sorts of things， but I still enjoy the somewhat wry humor of them all。 The humor was one of the best aspects of this book。The humor in this book was subtle for the most part。 The author didn’t go too far out of her way to make the reader laugh。 She wrote the humor in there in such a way it felt natural and realistic， which since this is a memoir， hopefully it did happen this way。 It didn’t make me die laughing at any point， but it gave me a few solid chuckles。Aside for the wry sense of humor， I quite enjoyed the inspirational aspect of this novel。 Despite having absolutely awful circumstances given to them they keep going， they keep moving forward。 They would argue that they had no choice， but to keep going。 But many people in their situation would give up or seek out other options than those that they chose。 No， they kept going on their own terms after the decisions were made that they couldn’t control。 That， to me at least， is inspirational。Overall I would recommend this for fans of memoirs， hiking novels， or slower-paced novels about older people。 This isn’t to say that people who don’t normally read these things won’t like it， but I’m just being a tad more specific about who I think would like this。 Definitely give it a chance at the beginning and wait till they are solidly on the trail。 Because their legal problems， while sad， are not the most interesting aspects of this novel。 The Salt Path is great for a nice couch vacation to the south of England。 。。。more
Jayne Taylor
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gave it 7/10。took a while to read it。 wasn't easy going。 all a bit sad didn't really make me laugh。didn't really grab me - written from her perspective， near the end when she says moth told their story of 'golden nights under canvas' and entranced who he was telling - i thought， ooh I'd rather read his book。my book club discussed it when i had ten pages to go - up to that point i hadn't realised it was based on a true story and that she'd written it herself。 gave it 7/10。took a while to read it。 wasn't easy going。 all a bit sad didn't really make me laugh。didn't really grab me - written from her perspective， near the end when she says moth told their story of 'golden nights under canvas' and entranced who he was telling - i thought， ooh I'd rather read his book。my book club discussed it when i had ten pages to go - up to that point i hadn't realised it was based on a true story and that she'd written it herself。 。。。more
Daphne
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Very raw look at aging， death， and nature。
James Ingram
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Beautiful writing about nature， loss， and flux。 A sensitising view into a hidden form of homelessness and precarious circumstances， with enough context to consider the wider issue。 A tender portrayal of a wholehearted， burning love bonding them together。 And poignant on the expectations parents have of themselves， and the challenges of simultaneously attempting to survive and maintain a parental role - providing， sharing and reassuring。 Brilliant， funny， inspiring， and not at all mawkish。
Elizabeth
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Good story， well written， but didn’t enjoy it as much as I’d expected。
Jen Cooper
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Inspiring！ Inspiring me to be more adventurous。 Inspiring me to see homelessness in a very different way。 Inspiring me to hopefully make a difference in some small way。 Absolutely loved this book。 Beautiful writing allowing you to explore a part of the glorious England countryside from wherever you are。 Highly recommended and will be reading The Wild Silence next。
Monica
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Despite being a reckless and somewhat impulsive journey， their perseverance and endurance were extraordinary shows of character。 The simple words in the closing pages， ‘I chose hope’， sums up this determination and positivity。 Keep on keeping on， despite mental anguish， physical discomfort and an unknown future。
Helen Garlick
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A gentle utterly relatable book which must make any but the most stone hearted reader look differently at homelessness。 The loving relationship between the author snd her husband Moth is one great love snd life story。
Kesta Fleming
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I enjoyed this。 Read it with a map open on my lap so I could follow the route。
Ester Joanne
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Wat een heerlijk boek en wat fijn om met deze mensen hun stappen over het pad te mogen beleven
Clivemichael
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Well written narrative， evocative and poignant
Dawn
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book- it was very inspirational and moving。 It was hard not to feel part of the journey and occasionally it felt a bit repetitive which gave a sense of how hard the journey actually was for the main characters。 It certainly highlighted the plight of the the homeless and people’s general perception and prejudice。 The final chapters seemed a bit rushed in comparison to the other chapters but it left me wondering what happened next。。。。 I am looking forward to reading the nex Thoroughly enjoyed this book- it was very inspirational and moving。 It was hard not to feel part of the journey and occasionally it felt a bit repetitive which gave a sense of how hard the journey actually was for the main characters。 It certainly highlighted the plight of the the homeless and people’s general perception and prejudice。 The final chapters seemed a bit rushed in comparison to the other chapters but it left me wondering what happened next。。。。 I am looking forward to reading the next book by Raynor Winn - The Wild Silence。 。。。more
Ellen
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Too repetitive。 The author whines way too much and the journey really made no practical sense。
Trees
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Leest vlot en mooi verhaal。 Soms wat eentonig en te oppervlakkig geschreven。 Het gaf voor mij extra betekenis omdat ik een paar jaar geleden op Land's end ben geweest。 Leest vlot en mooi verhaal。 Soms wat eentonig en te oppervlakkig geschreven。 Het gaf voor mij extra betekenis omdat ik een paar jaar geleden op Land's end ben geweest。 。。。more
Katelijne
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Oh wat heb ik me geërgerd aan deze personages。 Ze nemen voortdurend de verkeerde beslissingen。 Moth is een platte pannenkoek。 Ik dacht zo vaak: maar zeg dan toch iets， doe toch iets！ Maar ik heb dit boek toch snel en gretig uitgelezen。 Dat komt denk ik doordat 1/ al mijn ergernis werd gecompenseerd door mededogen met Ray en Moth。 Ik had ook zo met hen te doen， ik leefde echt met hen mee。 2/ en dat kan alleen maar omdat dit boek eigenlijk zeer goed geschreven isToch maar drie sterren omdat de poë Oh wat heb ik me geërgerd aan deze personages。 Ze nemen voortdurend de verkeerde beslissingen。 Moth is een platte pannenkoek。 Ik dacht zo vaak: maar zeg dan toch iets， doe toch iets！ Maar ik heb dit boek toch snel en gretig uitgelezen。 Dat komt denk ik doordat 1/ al mijn ergernis werd gecompenseerd door mededogen met Ray en Moth。 Ik had ook zo met hen te doen， ik leefde echt met hen mee。 2/ en dat kan alleen maar omdat dit boek eigenlijk zeer goed geschreven isToch maar drie sterren omdat de poëtische laag er te dik op ligt （ja， die schildpad）， dat had subtieler en beter gekund。 。。。more
Debbie Vincent
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Not my usual kind of book as I don't normally read non - fiction but this is an amazing story。 How this couple kept going I don't know。 To lose your home is a massive thing to encounter but coupled with a diagnosis of a life limiting illness is devastating。 Most people would not have coped let alone gone walking and wild camping。 I would definitely recommend this book。 Ray and Moth are truly inspiring。 Not my usual kind of book as I don't normally read non - fiction but this is an amazing story。 How this couple kept going I don't know。 To lose your home is a massive thing to encounter but coupled with a diagnosis of a life limiting illness is devastating。 Most people would not have coped let alone gone walking and wild camping。 I would definitely recommend this book。 Ray and Moth are truly inspiring。 。。。more
Stephanie Relf
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I liked this， but didn’t love it。 It was good escapism from a February in London， but was more of a downer than I expected。 Not much hope until the last section， which I’m sure just reflected the reality。
Meriel Murray
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An inspirational memoir， it had me hooked from the very beginning。 Despite illness and desperate plight this is an uplifting story and I can't wait to read the follow-up book， The Wild Silence。 An inspirational memoir， it had me hooked from the very beginning。 Despite illness and desperate plight this is an uplifting story and I can't wait to read the follow-up book， The Wild Silence。 。。。more
Rubyryan
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3。5 stars An intense book。 I liked it but I felt she did ham up the misery。 I really can't believe that so many people commented on their age and their tramp-like appearance。 （but perhaps its true， as not many people hike in Britain） but still， it niggled me。 It became a bit repitative so I skipped bits sadly。 Kudos and sympathy to her and her husband for their troubles though。 3。5 stars An intense book。 I liked it but I felt she did ham up the misery。 I really can't believe that so many people commented on their age and their tramp-like appearance。 （but perhaps its true， as not many people hike in Britain） but still， it niggled me。 It became a bit repitative so I skipped bits sadly。 Kudos and sympathy to her and her husband for their troubles though。 。。。more
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