Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home is taken away and they lose 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, via 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 journey.
The Salt Path is an honest and life-affirming true story of coming to terms with grief and the healing power of the natural world. Ultimately, it is a portrayal of home, and how it can be lost, rebuilt, and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.
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There’s a sound to breaking waves when they’re close, a sound like nothing else.
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(@PenguinUKBooks, 22 March 2018, ebook, 288 pages, borrowed from @GlasgowLib via @BorrowBox)
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The Salt Path has been on my radar for ages. I’ve heard so many good things about the book. I actually didn’t realise until I started to read it that it was non-fiction. I loved this book a lot. I shared Raynor and Moth’s fury and sadness as someone they trusted conned them out of their house and livelihood after persuading them to make a bad investment. I was reeling when the court case went against them. The Salt Path is hard to read at times because it contains a lot of heartbreak. But there’s love as well and hope as Raynor and Moth refuse to lie down when it seems they must be beaten. This is a remarkable book.
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