45 h. ago The Salt Path readers are fuming and demand refunds after 'true story' controversy

Bookshops offer refunds for The Salt Path, as author Raynor Winn is accused of lying about and leaving out key elements of the South West Coast Path story - and readers feel ‘conned’

Politics

50 h. ago The Salt Path: Bookshops offer refunds after Raynor Winn scandal ‘disappoints’ customers

Author Raynor Winn might have denied claims that she fabricated key elements of her beloved memoir, but the situation has raised embellishment debates in bookshops around the country – with some offering refunds for upset customers

Economics

2 d. ago Period drama with 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating is 'all you'd ever want'

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story is a true crime drama that was released on ITVX earlier this year and has recently made its way to ITV's streaming service ITVX

Events

3 d. ago Revealed: The rural French property owned by controversial Salt Path couple 'Raynor Winn' and her husband 'Moth'

The couple bought the farmhouse in 2007 with the intention of refurbishing it but today the property is deserted, overgrown and occupied only by pigeons.

Culture

3 d. ago Furious Kanye West fans demand REFUNDS after rapper's Shanghai concert: 'Worst concert ever'

The disgraced 48-year-old rapper, who now goes by Ye, was nearly an hour late to perform at the Shanghai Stadium.

Politics

4 d. ago My father was defrauded out of £64k by The Salt Path author Raynor Winn, it destroyed him and he never fully recovered from the heartbreaking loss

Scandal-hit Raynor Winn has admitted she has 'deep regret' over mistakes made that led to allegations of the embezzlement from Martin Hemmings' business.

Economics

4 d. ago 'There is so much more we don't know about these people': Millionaire benefactor who let The Salt Path couple move into his farmhouse says he feels 'gaslit'

Bill Cole, 58, let the couple stay at his stunning Cornwall farm, Haye at St Veep, after being deeply moved by their story of homelessness and Moth's health battle with corticobasal degeneration.

Society

4 d. ago The Salt Path author’s former landlord claims Moth Winn told him he had months to live

‘It just makes no sense whatsoever,’ said Bill Cole, who rented his farm to the couple

Culture

5 d. ago I'm paid to read every new book released: These are the 14 beach reads that'll make your holiday

Forget The Salt Path scandal! Daily Mirror's book expert Jessica Boulton picks the best new Chick Lit, Thrillers, Family Sagas and Murder Mysteries which deserve the space on your Kindle this summer

Politics

5 d. ago Raynor Winn ordeal caused Salt Path author’s former employer to ‘lose his trust in human beings’

Bestselling author apologised for ‘mistakes’ made while working with Martin Hemmings

Economics

6 d. ago Were they EVER really homeless? Concerning new questions about the Salt Path couple and the best

Not even the most ferocious Atlantic sou'westerly could have prepared Raynor and Moth Winn for the storm that blew into their lives this week.

Politics

6 d. ago Sister of The Salt Path author's former boss tells how he was left 'heartbroken' over 'stolen' £64,000

EXCLUSIVE: Jill Hemmings today spoke for the first time of her frustration that Winn 'spun many lines' to make a fortune from her book and the rights to the film of the same name.

Economics

6 d. ago The Salt Path author has next book delayed, publishers reveal, after 'intrusive conjecture' over husband's health

The publisher of The Salt Path, Penguin, said today On Winter Hill would no longer be coming out in October following 'intrusive conjecture' about Moth's condition CBD.

Culture

6 d. 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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6 d. 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.

Culture

6 d. ago The Guardian view on The Salt Path scandal: memoirists have a duty to tell the truth | Editorial

In an era of misinformation, trust in publishers is more important than ever“All autobiographies are lies,” George Bernard Shaw wrote in 1898. “I do not mean unconscious, unintentional lies: I mean deliberate lies.” The veracity of autobiographical writing is under scrutiny once again following allegations that the bestselling memoir The Salt Path is not quite the “unflinchingly honest” account of one couple’s triumph over adversity as billed.Even if you are not one of the two million people to have bought the book, and haven’t seen the film released this summer, you will doubtless know the story of a couple’s 630-mile journey along the South Coast Way after facing homelessness and a diagnosis of terminal illness. Published in 2018, The Salt Path struck a chord during lockdown as readers discovered the solace of walking and nature during the pandemic. But this tale of wild-camping and the kindness of strangers, not to mention the seemingly miraculous healing powers of...

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6 d. ago Salt Path author’s next book delayed due to ‘considerable distress’

Penguin Michael Joseph said it is ‘our priority to support the author at this time’

Culture

6 d. ago Publication of The Salt Path author’s new book is delayed amid scandal

Penguin said release date of On Winter Hill would be changed in order to ‘support the author’ after allegations that Raynor Winn lied in her bestselling memoirPenguin, publisher of The Salt Path, is delaying author Raynor Winn’s next book after reporting cast doubt over the truth of the 2018 memoir. The decision was taken to “support the author,” according to a statement.The Salt Path tells the story of Winn and her husband, Moth, who embark on a 630-mile walk after their house is repossessed and Moth is diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration (CBD), a terminal illness. Continue reading...

Culture

6 d. 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

Politics

6 d. ago Stay at the Salt Path house: Cottage at centre of disputed bestselling book is now a £178

Raynor Winn, who wrote the best selling book, claims she lost the 17th century farmhouse in Pwllheli, Wales, when she and her husband Moth invested in a friend's company that failed.

Economics