10 h. ago Salt Path author’s next book delayed after ‘intrusive conjecture’ – publisher

Penguin Michael Joseph, which published The Salt Path in 2018, said Raynor Winn’s next book, On Winter Hill, will be delayed.

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10 h. ago The Salt Path author’s next book delayed after ‘intrusive conjecture’, publisher says

In a statement on Friday, Penguin Michael Joseph, which published The Salt Path in 2018, said Raynor Winn’s next book On Winter Hill, will be delayed.

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15 h. ago 'The Salt Path:' A book that captured the hearts of millions, but now mired in controversy

“The Salt Path” is a memoir of resilience and courage that captured the hearts of millions and which was subsequently adapted for the big screen with actors Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs taking the lead roles

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41 h. ago Inside the Salt Path controversy: ‘Scandal has stalked memoir since the genre was invented’

Raynor Winn’s bestselling book is far from the first time a true story has been called into question after publication. But how does it happen? And should readers really feel betrayed?“The Salt Path is an unflinchingly honest, inspiring and life-affirming true story,” reads the description of Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir on its publisher Penguin Random House’s website.Which is unfortunate wording if accusations made at the weekend turn out to be true: an investigation by the Observer alleged that the 2018 book – which has recently been adapted into a film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs – is not all that it seems. Winn writes in The Salt Path that she and her husband, Moth, had their home repossessed due to an investment in a friend’s company that went on to fail. With nowhere to live, as she tells it, the couple decided to walk the length of the South West Coast Path, wild camping along the way and relying on the kindness of strangers. The Observer piece suggests Win...

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45 h. ago Angry British tennis star to lose half his Wimbledon earnings over verbal abuse incident

The defending men’s doubles champion has been hit in the pocket but he is coming out fighting

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56 h. ago The Salt Path author defends memoir against fabrication allegations

Raynor Winn describes enduring ‘hardest days’ and publishes clinic letters saying her husband, Moth, has been treated for CBD/S for many yearsRaynor Winn, the author of The Salt Path, has described enduring some of the “hardest days” of her life as she defended her memoir against allegations that parts of it were fabricated.The bestselling 2018 book, which was adapted into a film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, tells how she and her husband, Moth, walked the 630-mile trek along the south-west coast path after losing their home. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago The Salt Path author ‘heartbroken’ as she defends accuracy of book

The Observer newspaper reported that Raynor Winn may have misrepresented the events that led to the couple losing their home.

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3 d. ago The Salt Path is a box office hit. Will its takings – and its Oscar hopes – now fall off a cliff?

The film adaptation of Winn’s book, starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, quickly became the third most successful UK movie of the year. What happens now?On paper it has everything. A redemption-arc narrative about overcoming homelessness, adversity and illness. Two late-middle age lead characters that would appeal to the key silver-pound cinema-going demographic, as well as providing plum roles for top-notch British actors. A backdrop of glorious south coast scenery, as experienced through that most modish of contemporary activities: hiking.No wonder film-makers were champing at the bit to make a movie out of The Salt Path, the memoir by Raynor Winn published in 2018 – and so one duly emerged, starring Gillian Anderson as Winn and Jason Isaacs as her husband Moth, who was diagnosed with the incurable condition corticobasal degeneration (CBD). It was released in the UK in May, and was a verifiable hit, taking home £7.6m from the UK box office and becoming the third most succes...

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3 d. ago Jason Isaacs hits back at 'racist' fans criticising Harry Potter casting

Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs has hit out at 'racist' fans who have criticised Paapa Essiedu's casting as Severus Snape in the HBO Max TV series inspired by the wizarding franchise

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4 d. ago Billion Dollar Playground review – drop everything! Your hate

From moaning about the truffle to complaining their towels are too smooth, everyone is absolutely awful in this wild reality show about the super-rich and their minions. Prepare to lap it upWho among us, as the summer months and dreams of sun and cloudless skies begin and the visions of holidays and freedom take on solid form, does not think: where oh where is my hate-watch of the season?Well, fear not, mes chéris – the wait is over! Billion Dollar Playground has arrived and it is a feast for all. Imagine that The White Lotus’s characters were real, but worse, and that none of them – increasingly unbelievably – ended up murdered. One reprobate complains that the bath towels in their luxury beachfront rental in Sydney are “too smooth”. Another derides the chef for putting smoked salmon in her caviar and asks: “Is that the same truffle as yesterday? Then definitely not.” Mo’ canapes, mo’ problems. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jason Isaacs condemns ‘racist’ Harry Potter fans opposing Paapa Essiedu’s Snape casting

‘I May Destroy You’ star Essiedu will play the potions professor in new TV series

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5 d. ago Adult star revealed how much she earned per film before she died after days in hospital

Teresa Ferrer died at the age of 39 from complications related to pneumonia in hospital. In a 2022 interview, which resurfaced in the wake of her death, she revealed how much she earned in her job

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5 d. ago Couple whose memoir inspired hit film The Salt Path angrily deny claims their story of hope in the face of adversity may not be as 'unflinchingly honest' as initially billed

Her steely account of homelessness and hope in the face of adversity captivated more than two million readers worldwide and was adapted into a film with Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs.

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6 d. ago Inside James Penrice's rise to £2m superstar as proud David Martindale says Hearts star's AEK transfer is well earned

Martindale gave Penrice his Premiership breakthrough and he's proud to see him go on to new heights

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6 d. ago 'We are insanely competitive': Sarah Vine goes on a trip to a famous detox retreat in Turkey with two of her best friends

When three authors embarked on a besties' trip to a famous detox retreat, it all went a bit White Lotus. Cue sound baths and competitive calorie counting

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6 d. ago Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok: inside the glamorous Thai hotel adored by authors and Hollywood royalty

Everyone from Grace Kelly to Ernest Hemingway has stayed at this Bangkok bolthole — and Mike White penned most of the latest season of the White Lotus here. So what makes it so special? Lydia Swinscoe checks in to find out

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7 d. ago Katie Price says Harvey will 'look different' as she gives health update amid huge change

Sharing the news in a recent podcast episode, Katie Price explained that a "lot's gonna change" for her son, Harvey, who is set to move from college to "independent living"

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7 d. ago Katie Price warns 'Harvey's going to look different' as she issues worrying health update

Speaking in a recent podcast episode, Katie Price revealed that a "lot's gonna change" for her son, Harvey, who is set to move from college to "independent living"

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8 d. ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez honeymooning at White Lotus hotel, according to reports

San Domenico Palace in Taormina, Sicily provided the backdrop for the second season of the hit HBO show

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8 d. ago Katie Price blasts 'pathetic and sad' ex Peter Andre after she was banned from their daughter Princess' 18th birthday

Katie Price seemingly blasted Peter Andre after she was banned from their daughter Princess' 18th birthday on the latest episode of her Katie Price Show podcast.

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