The Salt Path Scandal: Everything we learn from new documentary, from the ‘confession letter’ to the bombshell tip-off
The Salt Path author responds to ‘false narrative’ in new documentary about scandal
- An investigation by The Observer alleged that author Raynor Winn misrepresented key aspects of her life story in her bestselling book, The Salt Path, which is now the focus of a Sky documentary.
- The allegations included claims that Winn had stolen money, lost her house due to borrowing from a family member, owned land in France, and that her husband Moth's miraculous recoveries from a terminal illness were medically improbable.
- The Salt Path details Winn and her husband Moth's homelessness and their journey walking the South West Coast Path after losing their home.
- Raynor Winn has strongly denied the allegations, stating they are "highly misleading" and a "false narrative" spread by Tortoise Media's Observer and documentary makers.
- Winn maintains her book is an "honest recollection" of their experiences, clarifying that Moth's diagnosis is factual and their house loss was due to a financial dispute with a friend, with some details changed for privacy.