The Salt Path

A Memoir

paperback, 288 pages

Published March 5, 2019 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-14-313411-4
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4 stars (2 reviews)

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Inspirational!

5 stars

A friend lent us a copy of The Salt Path, insisting that we would love the read although its 'Sunday Times bestseller' claims didn't appeal to me munch. However, once my partner read and enthused about Raynor Winn's writing and journey, I was encouraged to try this book for myself. I was pleasantly surprised to find I loved it too! Winn was inspired by 500 Mile Walkies by Mark Wallington which I know I've read too, but so long ago that even my Goodreads doesn't know about it. Left homeless and almost destitute by the unjust English legal system, the Winns' decision to walk one of Britain's most physically difficult paths seemed to be madness, but turned out to probably be the best choice they could have made.

Winn makes a lot of very good points about homelessness throughout The Salt Path, especially about the way non-homeless people react to …