Why the Salt Path's author will never learn
Every time I talk to someone about The Salt Path scandal, they are shocked, horrified and (in many cases) angry. Yet they all still end up saying the same thing: “I must read it.”
It’s enough to make anyone angered by the sensational allegations — that Raynor Winn (real name Sally Walker) embellished or fabricated many of the details in her best-selling memoir — want to tear their hair out.
But, then, aren’t we all part of the problem?
For Winn may now be experiencing delays in the publication of her latest book — she was due to publish On Winter Hill in October this year, until her publisher, Penguin, postponed it until January 2028, following an initial 12-month hold-up due to “considerable distress” — but she’s still writing them. And she’s still getting book deals, because we — the........
