The Wild Silence / The Salt Path

by Raynor Winn

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The Salt Path
Wild Silence [Hardcover]

The Salt Path, Wild Silence [Hardcover] 2 Books Collection Set By Raynor

The Salt
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.

Wild Silence [Hardcover]:
Wild Silence : The Sunday Times Bestseller from the author of The Salt Path.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

After walking the South West Coast Path, Raynor Winn became a long distance walker and now writes about nature, homelessness and wild camping. She lives in Cornwall.

Follow Raynor on Twitter @raynor_winn

Reviews

[Will Shergold · Rating 5 out of 5]

You should read this book! Raynor Winn is a great author

[Emma Goldman · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn't finish this book, which is rare for me as I usually push on to the bitter end no matter how uninspired I feel. How much I disliked it is almost inexpressible. Firstly, it's never really explained how the narrators come to lose their house. It's very glossed over. But the whole tone of the book is so entitled and arrogant that I suspect they are the same in everyday life and ended up in court because they hadn't engaged with the process of the debts they found themselves in. The narrator talks disdainfully about the prospect of living in a 'council house'. She's self-pitying in the extreme throughout and blames everyone for her problems except herself. The dialogue is appalling and patently inaccurate: I simply don't believe that so many people were so rude to them apropos of nothing, for example the young people who tell them within two minutes of meeting them that they're 'irresponsible' to be doing the walk. It just doesn't ring true. The book is packed with clichés, stereotypes, and untruths, offers no insight and, finally, is badly written. I left it on a bus and went home to actual literature.

[Kirstie Price · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn’t put this book down- I wanted to be on the salt path with Ray and Moth. A very empowering story that made me cry, laugh and move to the seaside.

[Rafa Willisch · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the deliciousness that salt can offer when bringing you back to earth....to the hope and possibility of silence, and "The sound of connection".
These two books take you along on a gentle saunter through often treacherous landscapes, where Ray and Moth endure.
"Nothing was permanent, anything could or would change"
Reading these books together was a true pleasure topped off with the pithy realisation that "Nothing can be measured in time, only change, and change is always within our grasp, always simply a matter of choice".
This is where a book, or two about wandering and wondering really comes alive!

[Carol Solman-Repton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've finished the Wild Silence and found it a really inspirational book. i think I was meant to read Salt Path first but I'm glad I started with Wild Silence.
Thank you for sharing yours and Moth's zest to find further paths for healing of bodies and healing of nature.
I loved the way you behold things and notice more detail than most of us.
I loved the vulnerable and the way you both look for ways to overcome that for a purpose. I also liked the way you and Moth encourage one another and don't stop each other from exploring.
I look forward to reading Salt Path

[Tamera Norwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Raynor Winn writes so beautifully. How can these be her first published works? The story of her husband's last days as they hike the Welsh coast, and the strength they found to carry on is beyond touching and heartbreaking.

[Belle Book Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

What do you do when you lose your home and your husband is dying? You walk. An inspiring tale of love, loss and the cards life deals us. Every bookworm should read this book.

[Yoga girl · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Salt path. A friend of mine highly recommended this. It took me a long while to get through this but I really wanted to finish it.
Ray and Moth embark on a huge challenge, following a terminal diagnosis ( Moth) and losing their home. They decide to hike over 600 miles through Somerset and Cornwall with nothing but a backpack and tents. Now this story is definitely inspirational. Many would not even attempt such a challenge. I found myself getting slightly irritated with Ray. Why on earth didn't they look for some kind of casual work early on into their journey so that they could maybe sleep in a Hostel now and again? And why was sun-cream not even packed? Their sunburn must have been so painful, on top of everything else.
I did like the detail that Ray included about how nature, despite being very cruel can also offer such beauty- sometimes being immersed in this was a welcome distraction to what was really going on. This couple definitely had a huge amount of resilience and learned to manage on very , very little and still make the best of it.

[DaleE Boland · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked Winn’s first book, The Salt Path, better than this second, but perhaps because I hadn’t known the story or what to expect.
Ray’s writing is of a lovely style. She puts you there so simply and perfectly. You FEEL the snow, the soot, the salt on the blackberries.
This book is a lot of background and a little boring, tho the section with her mother and flashbacks of her childhood are poignant and thought provoking.
I am glad I read these books and so glad Ray was able to find a voice to share her stories. I’ve been that child hiding behind the couch and she elicits all the angst and terror of her journey as a writer so well.
One can’t help but wish them well, wish them happiness and all the love the planet can muster. But especially I wish her and Moth trust and home, and the best of flukey health goodness.

[Barbara Baer · Rating 4 out of 5]

If the Salt Path is the story, this book is the backstory. It shows how Ray became what she is and how she and Moth came together. The farm and the details are lovely. Ray begins to speak in this book about how intensive farming is a mistake, something that I think we are starting to learn finally, but one wonders if it can be rolled back at this point in time. The hiking in Iceland was interesting, but not like the south coast path hike. I went from this book to Landlines to complete the series and I feel like this is an important middle ground book.

[Heather Craven · Rating 5 out of 5]

I knew nothing of this story until a friend asked me to see the movie. Coincidentally I had walked part of the coastal path in 2024 during a week in Cornwall, and had spent time previously in that part of the world as a young person - this allowed me to “see” the coast in all its glory and challenges. However their story is certainly an eye opener to the growing plight of so many across the world for whom home security is a challenge that governments just can’t seem to find a solution. This may not be for everyone but I thoroughly enjoyed this account.

[Jackie Ballantine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was especially interested in this book because I’m from North Devon. (I was terribly disappointed that they had a negative experience in my home town and hope no readers were put off by it.) The dreadful situation the author and her husband faced was tragic and their efforts to keep themselves in survival mode was extremely noble, if a little incredulous. Kudos to Ray and Moth for striving ever forward but for goodness sake wear a decent hat from now on!

[Jeannette · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Wild Silence is the second book by Raynor Winn. Not quite as satisfying as The Salt Path but had to be read after that long walk along the Cornish coast. How could Iceland cold compete with the summer heat of Cornwall? But Moth is still alive, they have land, they are creating wildness and a wild silence. Read it.

[Tessa Buckley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is both poignant and uplifting. Winn writes beautiful prose, and her descriptions of the plants and wildlife along the South West Coastal Path really bring the route to life. This account of how a couple never gave up when they had seemingly lost everything, and eventually turned despair into hope for the future, is a compelling read.

[Barbara Seymour-Gray]

Read "The Salt Path" - and a couple weeks later The Wild Silence. Raynor Winn is a remarkable writer and details thoughts and ideas in such a thoughtful way. The fact that her stories are true just adds to the sincerity of the story. Couldn't hardly put the book down

[Angela Morris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wonderfully uplifting,thoughtful true story of Ray and Moth who find themselves homeless and decide to walk the South coast path and wild camp along the way. The trials, difficulties and beauty is striking and is highlights the plight of homelessness and poverty

[Bridget Kerton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. At first I thought it was fictional and thought it was all a bit far fetched but it slowly dawned on me about a quarter of the way by through that it was a true story.
If you like the Cornish coast then you’ll love this book. Quite inspirational.

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sequel to the Salt Path. Also a well written account of finding your place in a new situation and still overcoming past trauma. The hiking in island sounds amazing and for someone who loves walking as much as I do this book speaks to me.

[Anne Fabish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have read the Salt Path, interesting storyline and I love the Devon Coast. Wish that part was more descriptive in the book.
Haven't read Wild Silence yet.
I have the DVD of The Salt Path yet towatch but think it will be good, again hoping for great scenery of the Cornwall Devon coast in it.

[Maria Bell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Took me awhile to get into this book, but still an amazing couple with their endurance and resilience.
Interesting read in the end.

[CHRISTINA ORGAN · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very moving and beautifully written book

[Eve · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the sequel even more than The Salt Path. Raynor Winn is a beautiful writer!

[Lib · Rating 5 out of 5]

So loved these books, can’t wait for more

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book for our ecological and social times. Beautifully and honestly crafted

[Mrs Claire L. Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading the Salth Path I really wanted to follow the lives of Ray and Moth, I hope there will be another!

[Penelope Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although I admired their courage and determination in such an awful time I found the writing rather stilted

[Adrianna Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as the first book, but well worth reading.

[Sue Newgas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, really like the writing style and the observations of nature, but as a narrative it didn’t involve me like The Salt Path

[Sue Sargent · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't enjoy as much as The Salt Path