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‘The Salt Path’ Backlash: Raynor Winn’s Novel Adapted Into Star-Studded Film Upended in Exposé
An investigation by U.K. outlet The Observer has called into question the events of the bestselling non-fiction book that was ...
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The Salt Path scandal proves you should never trust a memoir
Memoirists must always impose a narrative onto the chaos of real life - but the Raynor Winn controversy is a different matter ...
The Salt Path author Raynor Winn dropped by charity amid lies and embezzlement claims
The Observer investigation claims that Raynor and Moth Winn’s real names are Sally and Tim Walker, respectively. Raynor Winn ...
Penguin says it did 'all necessary due diligence' with The Salt Path
Publishing house Penguin has said it "undertook all the necessary due diligence" before releasing The Salt Path, after a ...
The Salt Path scandal has blown up, but there is already another memoir storm brewing
As Raynor Winn’s beloved tale of resilience faces claims of fabrication, Rowan Pelling reflects on the seductive power of ...
The Controversy Over ‘The Salt Path’—And It’s Purported ‘Lies’— Explained
Penguin on Wednesday defended its fact checking before publishing "The Salt Path,” a bestselling true story that was turned ...
The Salt Path author hits back at claims that she lied in bestselling memoir
In her bestselling memoir, Raynor Winn claims she and her husband endured homelessness, terminal illness and economic ...
The Salt Path author is dropped by health charity over claims she misled readers
In The Salt Path, Raynor Winn writes that she and her husband lost their home after investing a “substantial sum” into a ...
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The Salt Path book publishers speak out in new statement after the major scandal
In a full statement provided to The Bookseller, The Salt Path publishers Penguin state: “Penguin (Michael Joseph [a division ...
The Salt Path publishers issue statement about ‘due diligence’ after allegations of factual inaccuracies
The publishers behind The Salt Path have insisted they carried out “due diligence” in fact-checking the memoir after allegations emerged that parts of it had been embellished. Penguin has released a ...
‘The Salt Path’: Key Elements Of Couple’s Story Called Into Question By Newspaper Investigation
Raynor Winn has been accused of stealing money and lying after her book became a movie starring Gillian Anderson and Jason ...
The Salt Path author says claims best-selling book is based on lies are 'highly misleading'
Raynor Winn's 2018 memoir The Salt Path is billed as a "true story" based on her and her husband Moth's 630-mile trek along the South West Coast Path after sudden financial and health setbacks.