Raynor Winn lives in Cornwall. Since traveling the South West Coastal Path, she has become a regular long-distance walker and writes about nature, homelessness, and camping. This is her first book.
"The Salt Path is an unputdownable tale and a temple to equanimity... It will change you."--Wall Street Journal
Winn's prose is powerful. She excels at description, and her
apt metaphors are rooted in nature... an inspiring read, reminding
us that there is salvation in nature, movement and the
out-of-doors.--Minneapolis Star Tribune "Raynor Winn is a master
of writing about nature and grief. The coast is the backbone of her
memoir ... a gripping story about a search for home, resilience and
emotion, all the while in conversation with the sea."--Guardian
"Winn writes with great humor, reflection and
generosity."--Salon "This is a damn good book. Plain and
simple."--Medium This amazing tale of resilience...made me grateful
for my loving family and how they make the journey--even when
stressful--a whole lot easier."--FIRST for Women
Winn's chronicle is filled with beauty, humor and surprises.
Glorious landscape a given, the loveliest scenery is the pair
themselves, their affection and easy camaraderie treasures to
behold. Facing grief, harsh elements, starvation and judgment about
being homeless, they relish growing feelings of achievement and
purpose. When, miraculously, Moth starts to feel better, their
future grows more unclear. The Salt Path is a great travelogue of
surroundings, passersby and local merchants, but its heart is in
Winn and Moth finding meaning in the chaos.--Shelf Awareness
Readers are immersed in a grueling and transformative adventure.
Like the Winns, one feels 'salted' by the experience, however
vicariously, drawn to the edge in defiance of fate and in search of
a new life. They found it as well as a measure of acceptance, and
their story is indelibly told.--Kirkus An astonishing
narrative of two people dragging themselves from the depths of
despair along some of the most dramatic landscapes in the country,
looking for a solution to their problems and ultimately finding
themselves.--Independent (UK) The Salt Path is a
life-affirming tale of enduring love that smells of the sea and
tastes of a rich life. With beautiful, immersive writing, it is a
story heart-achingly and beautifully told.--Jackie Morris,
illustrator of The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane In
some ways The Salt Path reads like the ultimate drop-out
odyssey, except that this journey isn't a life choice . . . What
the book chiefly conveys is the human capacity for endurance and
the regenerative power of nature . . . The Salt Path has reminded
me to scrape last year's mud from my walking boots and get rambling
again. I hope it has the same impact on millions of
others.--The Times (UK) A remarkable and redemptive
journey.--Financial Times
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