The Salt Path: A Memoir (Unabridged)
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4.5 • 8 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
"Polished, poignant... an inspiring story of true love."—Entertainment Weekly
A BEST BOOK OF 2019, NPR's Book Concierge
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD
OVER 400,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
The true story of a couple who lost everything and embarked on a transformative journey walking the South West Coast Path in England
Just days after Raynor Winn learns that Moth, her husband of thirty-two years, is terminally ill, their house and farm are taken away, along with their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, through Devon and Cornwall.
Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea, and sky. Yet through every step, every encounter, and every test along the way, their walk becomes a remarkable and life-affirming journey. Powerfully written and unflinchingly honest, The Salt Path is ultimately a portrayal of home—how it can be lost, rebuilt, and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.
Customer Reviews
‘Makes one Proud to be human
Forget what anyone may have written about the reader/author. The sound of her voice, accented, imperfect is exactly the audio version this book cries out for. It is her story and her voice is authentic and lovely. I was absolutely mesmerized. I am not a sentimental reader and this is usually not my cup of tea but this book will gentle your hard places and turn your gaze, just for a moment, away from this neoliberal and anxious world to a place of kindness and hopeful humanness that just may change you.
The Salt Path
I am probably not supposed to mention this, but I found the reader/author’s speech impediments incredibly distracting. Between the strangled L sounds and the w/r substitutions, she is at times quite unintelligible.
Now that I’ve gotten that out, I loved this book. It is moving and inspiring and written in lyrical language. I will READ the next one, though.
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