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The Salt Path
The Salt Path | Raynor Winn
In one devastating week, Raynor and her husband Moth lost their house and received a terminal diagnosis that took away their future together. With nowhere to call home, they instead embarked on a journey: to walk the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile sea-swept trail from Somerset to Dorset, via Devon and Cornwall. This ancient, wind-battered landscape lays them bare, stripping away every comfort they have ever known. With almost no money for food orshelter, carrying the essentials for survival on their backs, they wild camp on beaches and clifftops. Until slowly, with every step, every encounter, and every test along the way, the walk sets them on a road of discovery. They don't know how far they will travel, but unexpectedly, they find themselves on a path to freedom. The Salt Path is an unflinchingly honest, inspiring and life-affirming true story about coming to terms with grief and the healing power of nature. Ultimately, it is a book about home, and how it can be lost, rebuilt, and rediscovered in the most unexpected of ways.
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MittenGirlPeach
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I wanted you to see my lovely tea towel in the wild, @Chrissyreadit ! I‘ll dive back into my book stacks later, but right now it‘s time to head out for euchre with our besties. We play every weekend, and today it‘s a special birthday edition. Mine! Here‘s to a good Sunday littens, and if you‘re a mitten litten keep an eye on the weather!

Soubhiville Happy Birthday! 9mo
Chrissyreadit Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!! The towel looks great and i‘m so glad you like it! 9mo
Librarybelle Happy Birthday! 9mo
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robinb Happiest of wishes for a wonderful day! 9mo
MittenGirlPeach @Chrissyreadit thank you so much! I love it! I‘ll probably pile more stuff on it, but 🤷🏻‍♀️. 9mo
MittenGirlPeach @robinb thank you! It‘s been great so far. 9mo
MittenGirlPeach @Librarybelle thanks so much! 9mo
MittenGirlPeach @Soubhiville thanks so much! 9mo
Deblovestoread Happy birthday 🎂🎉🎈 9mo
MittenGirlPeach @Deblovestoread thank you! it‘s been a terrific day. 9mo
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kaysworld1
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Starting a new book today.
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn.

#joysofjune #readathon
@Andrew65

Andrew65 Excellent, hope you enjoy it. 9mo
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Tineke
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Pickpick

Enjoyed the story. But felt they were cheating here and there for taking the bus sometimes instead of walking. Also could have done without the talk about the homeless, or how she kept describing their own appearance as homeless. Did not always believe people reacted as negatively as the author told they did.

TBR since 20/2/23; 318 pages.

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ju.ca.no
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Currently reading this book that @jenniferw88 gave me for my birthday🥰 very interesting story about a couple who lost their home and decided to just start walking a coastline trail with the little money they have left. I‘m curious to see where the journey leads them!

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ju.ca.no
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@jenniferw88 I assume this one is from you? Thank you so very very much! It sounds intriguing 🥰

jenniferw88 It is! Happy belated birthday! It features my local coastal path (Poole/Dorset), so thought it would help you get to know my hometown a little bit. X 14mo
ju.ca.no @jenniferw88 thank you so so much! This is so cool, I love it! I‘m looking foward to read it soon🥰🥰 14mo
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Soubhiville
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I went into this somehow thinking it was a novel. As Raynor and Moth lose their farm due to financial difficulties (or maybe got conned by a friend), then he gets a dire medical diagnosis I was thinking there wasn‘t much more the author could put them through. Then I realized I was reading a memoir. Ouch!

With nothing left to lose they decide to walk the South West Coast Path, camping the whole way.

A remarkable journey. Unexpectedly beautiful.

KathyWheeler I thought it was a novel too although I‘m not sure why. I haven‘t read it yet, but I want to. 1y
Rissreads I loved this too ♥️ 1y
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OutsmartYourShelf
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Raynor & husband, Moth, lose their house & entire livelihood in a stroke of extremely bad luck. Added to this is Moth's diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration - a rare condition that causes worsening problems with movement, speech, memory and swallowing. In a moment of absolute despair, they decide to walk the 630 mile South Coast Path. (Continued in comments)

OutsmartYourShelf There are moments of humour, such as being literally caught with your pants down in a toilet situation by an early morning dog walker, & several people mistaking Moth for a local celebrity. There's also a lot of pathos, musings about the transitory nature of life, but also moments of sheer joy when Moth realises that something about the journey is helping him feel better. 1y
OutsmartYourShelf What really touched me was the how homeless people are viewed in England. The author describes how people would be friendly until they knew that they were homeless then drew away quickly as if they were afraid it was a condition that was catching. It's very sad & we, as a nation, should be doing a lot more to ensure that there is a 'safety net' for everyone, otherwise lots of people slip through the cracks. 1y
OutsmartYourShelf It was a touching & at times sad read but with an uplifting ending. 4🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4769111134

#WinterReadathon @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES @DieAReader

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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1y
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BarbaraBB
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Mehso-so

Not for me this book. Normally I like travel books and I‘d love to hike across England but this story was just too much. Too many setbacks for the main characters who I cared too little about to feel for them. Bitchy I know, can‘t help it 🤷🏻‍♀️

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TrishB
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This was like a horror story for me: outdoors, insects, camping, walking, wet clothes, dirty hair, weather, no food, no home.
I‘ll be having nightmares. I think they were bonkers and nothing would make me do this.
#booked2022 #involvesanexploration

julesG Ooooh, I should read this. Might give me the creeps I've been looking for. 😁 1y
TrishB @julesG it gave me plenty! 1y
Oryx I love this review 😂 1y
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Deblovestoread Best review ever! 1y
Lauram 😆 1y
EvieBee Black platform docs and a whole lot of dirt just don‘t mix. I envision the “Enjoy the Silence” music video; “words are very unnecessary.” 1y
LeahBergen 🤣🤣 I am so with you here. 1y
Cinfhen I really enjoyed this book but I‘m not eager to continue on their journey!! Fantastic review 😁💕 1y
TrishB @Oryx @Deblovestoread @Lauram @EvieBee @LeahBergen @Cinfhen not having a bed each night is just frightening to me. 1y
TrishB @EvieBee exactly! 1y
Reggie Lolol 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Seriously!! I‘m not a camping person either. Give me that luxury hotel EVERY time! 1y
BarbaraBB 🤣🤣 1y
Centique 100% 🙌🙌 1y
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DeborahJane
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My sister recommended this one as she loved it so much! I'm on page 17 and have used up 2 x tissues already! What a gripping and touching start! I just wanted to share it with you - time to get back to my book!

Update: I've finished the book- it was meandering in parts, but I found that completely fitting with the story and I can definitely say that I enjoyed it - now I want to go for a walk, wild camp and chat to the homeless..

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Rissreads
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Not alot happens in this book but it was so beautiful. Reminding me of the wonder and beauty of the landscape and nature. How the simple things in life can bring you the most joy and make you feel alive! The wind in your hair, rain on your face, the sun and salt on your skin, the sand between your toes. The sight of birds in the air. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Centique What a beautiful review! 2y
Graywacke Lovely review 2y
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monalyisha
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Mehso-so

It took Ray & Moth twice as long to hike the South West Coast Path as their guidebook, by Paddy Dillon, said it would. Similarly, it took me at least twice as long to read their story as I hoped. Though I‘m sure the pacing was true to life (as they weren‘t out for a leisurely stroll but walking [in their fifties] as a way to contend with their sudden homelessness & a terminal medical diagnosis), it was slow-going. Sometimes painfully so.👇🏻

monalyisha 1/2: There was far more trudging, and deliberating about what (& how) to eat & where to pitch their tent to wild camp than I expected. Upon further research, I read that this book was never intended for mass consumption; it was written as a way to remind Moth of their journey as his memory faded. This puts the amount & type of details that Ray chose to include into perspective. 2y
monalyisha 2/2: The Salt Path wasn‘t always a joy to read; it was often a slog. But the moments filled with epiphany, sudden & simple bliss, the kindness of strangers, observations of peregrine falcons, descriptions of windswept cliffs, ruminations on the ethics of our societal & judiciary practices, & the Winn‘s eventual self-identification as “lightly salted blackberries” made it (largely) worth it. 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures I really appreciated the discussion of how people saw and treated them if they thought they were backpackers vs if they found out they were homeless. 2y
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monalyisha
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“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread.”
-John Muir

Cathythoughts Nice quote 👌❤️ 2y
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monalyisha
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Here to admit I don‘t always love this book the way that I want to. It can be SLOW GOING. Take the following:

“Charlestown, previously West Polmear, remains a picaresque harbor built, oddly enough, by Charles Rashleigh, who wasn‘t even slightly egotistical & changed the population from 9 lobster-pot-weaving, pipe-whittling fishermen to 3,000 warehouse workers filling cargo ships with clay, quicker than you can say “kaolin poultice anyone?”

WHAT.

Lindy I see what you mean. 😐 2y
Megabooks Yikes!! 2y
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monalyisha
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Still reading this. 🙈 @TheKidUpstairs

Also, I‘m finally being tested for allergies (for the first time in my life). Guess what the biggest bump is for?

TEArificbooks I hope it isn‘t bunny‘s 2y
julesG Animal hair? Books? 2y
monalyisha Anya was right (#BtVS)…”it must be bunnies.” 🐇🙈🐇 2y
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TheKidUpstairs "What's with all the carrots,
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?" Oh no!
2y
Sharpeipup I hope it‘s cockroaches…I feel everyone should be allergic to them! 😂🤣😂🤣 2y
AmyG My first thought was….omg what disease do you have? Then I read your post. 🤣 (edited) 2y
Clare-Dragonfly Are bunnies a standard part of your allergy test? I went and got a separate test just for them. Luckily for me, I wasn‘t allergic! 😬 2y
monalyisha @Clare-Dragonfly They were! Dogs (which I‘m also apparently highly allergic to & am devastated about it; it‘s a new allergy & dogs were (are?) definitely in our future), cats, rabbits, horses, guinea pigs, cockroaches ( @Sharpeipup, that one made me giggle too 😅); molds, dust mites, trees, grass, etc. 2y
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TheKidUpstairs
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Pickpick

A good hiking story always gives me itchy feet. I want to go out and walk in nature. This one was no different. I want to go explore the trails and towns along the South West Coastal Path. But it also brings so much more, it is also a meditation on poverty, homelessness, life, death, marriage, family, and hope. The kind of hope that can only really be found in the face of despair.

Thanks @monalyisha for the #buddyread

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monalyisha
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I strayed from The Salt Path to get some work-reading done…but I‘m back now, reading about clawdds (top) & “curzy way” or “crinkle crankle” walls.

@TheKidUpstairs #buddyread

ravenlee Those look so cool! 2y
Bookwormjillk My neighbor has one of those walls on the bottom. Now I know the name for it 👍 2y
TJAhearne Love these! 2y
monalyisha @Bookwormjillk I‘m jealous! 😍 2y
LiseWorks Those are awesome 2y
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TheKidUpstairs
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"It had been said; death had been acknowledged... We lay in the tent at the edge of Lyme Regis, on a patch of grass between the lobster pots and the chalets, and let death in. And life came with it. The jagged, shattered, lost fragments of our lives slowly, mercurially drawn back together."

DinoMom This is such a beautiful cover 2y
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TheKidUpstairs
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"It was late April, the swallows were returning, the lambs were growing strong on the hillside. In the dense wood, behind the fallen larch, I glimpsed the fallow deer, no longer alone, but with four tiny frail legs next to hers. Reluctant to leave the safety of the trees she slipped back into the darkness."

#BuddyRead @monalyisha

Chelsea.Poole Lovely! ⛰ 2y
monalyisha ooOoo I haven‘t gotten there yet! I had to take a short break to finish some books up for work-related book clubs. But it‘s a good read! 2y
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monalyisha
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Large disconnect between my reading and my reality right now. 🙈

Also, feeling a bit like Medusa. 🐍

BkClubCare Woot! 💄💇‍♀️💅🐍✨ 2y
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monalyisha
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“I had heather and salt air in my veins and flew with the gulls.”

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monalyisha
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Raise your hand if you‘re easily tempted into wanderlust-filled daydreams by descriptions of tiny churches. 🖐🏻

This is Culbone Church, reputed to be the smallest church in England & definitely one of the most remote. You‘ve got to come at it by foot, 1.5 miles, uphill. The woods surrounding it are filled with fairytale tunnels & are home to the rare, self-cloning, Sorbus vexans trees. It was once the site of a leper colony.

squirrelbrain Loved this book! 2y
TheKidUpstairs 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ 2y
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monalyisha @squirrelbrain It was a #NYWD pick from @SingOut that I discovered via my matching duties. It‘s pretty devastating thus far…but I suspect it becomes far more hopeful & inspiring as time goes on! 2y
Soubhiville I love the idea of hiking to a secluded place like this. I‘ve got this on my TBR. Maybe I‘ll get to it soon? 2y
monalyisha Me too, @Soubhiville! Walking the entirety of the path sounds pretty grueling but I‘m not totally ruling it out yet! I also need to read more about the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage in Spain. 2y
JamieArc @monalyisha My experience with this was hiking an extra mile or two off the Camino de Santiago to find a church with interesting sculptures. It was certainly a journey that left many treasures in my memory storehouse. 2y
Nute Yes, please! Ancient small churches, isolation, surrounding green forest, worn out footpaths and an old cemetery. I say, ‘yes.‘ 2y
Cathythoughts I‘m raising my hand ✋ Yes 💫 2y
AllDebooks Looks very gothic, I'm in 🙌 2y
Clare-Dragonfly Ummmmm yes please 🤩🤩🤩 2y
TheKidUpstairs Some of my favourite memories are hiking memories. This book is definitely making me itch for a long trek! 2y
Singout I did a teeny tiny part of the path when I was in my mid-30s: the part that goes from St. Ives to Penzance. So beautiful, historic, and interesting, although hard on the knees. 2y
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monalyisha
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Up next!
Buddy read with @TheKidUpstairs

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TheKidUpstairs
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@monalyisha I've got a couple books on the go, but I'm thinking I'll start on this one in a couple of days, if you're still up for a buddy read? I think we should keep it simple, read it some time this month and at the end of the month we can tag each other in reviews and discuss!

HeatherBookNerd Excellent book 👍🏼 2y
monalyisha Oh! Yes! I totally forgot but I am 100% still down. 2y
monalyisha Your plan sounds perfect. 😊 2y
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Addison_Reads
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#BeginsWith @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

I'm starting to think I pick books for my TBR based on their covers a lot more than I realized. This cover makes my heart happy. 💚💚💚

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 📚 2y
Eggs Cover is definitely happy❣️ 2y
LoverOfLearning Okay but this cover in incredible! 2y
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Messiejessie
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True story about a couple who, after learning the husband is terminally ill, also lose their home and livelihood.
Instead of giving up, they decide to trek 630 miles along the Coastal Path, camping in the wild with extremely limited funds and supplies.
After a slow start, their story really grew on me. It‘s about finding liberation through letting go and embracing wilderness.
‘You‘ve felt the hand of nature. It won‘t leave you now; You‘re salted‘

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Roos1
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Pickpick

Really good, inspiring but also very raw. Makes me want to go on a long hike!

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Soubhiville
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@Readergrrl thank you for my #wintersolsticeswap gifts! I love everything! I‘m most looking forward to the tagged book, and what a great idea to choose all winter themed ones! The soap smells so lovely, evergreen scents are my favorite. I grew up in Vermont so 😋 yum maple brittle! The ornaments are soft and cute, and the socks and blanket are perfect for staying warm and comfy. I do love the green. Perfect gifts, thank you!
Happy Solstice!💚

TheBookHippie The ornaments!!! 🤍 2y
BookBosomed1 Those ornaments are adorable. 2y
AmyG I love the ornaments. 2y
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Chrissyreadit I agree- those ornaments! But it all looks great! 2y
Bookzombie Those ornaments are so cute! 2y
DebinHawaii What a great collection of books & goodies! Love the wintery forest vibe! ❄️🌲💚🤍 2y
Readergrrl I‘m so glad you liked everything! The Tenderness of Wolves was one of my favorite reads the year it was published. It made me feel physically cold even though I read it in the spring. I hope you like them all!! (edited) 2y
sprainedbrain This is such a wonderfully cozy bunch of gifts! ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
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monalyisha
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One of the most exciting, new-to-me books that came to my attention as the #NewYearWhoDis matchmaker! It's a memoir about walking, the sea, a windswept coast, love, 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.“

This one is from @Singout's list!

TheKidUpstairs Ooohh! I just picked this up from a Little Free Library, purely because the cover kept drawing me in! 2y
monalyisha @TheKidUpstairs It looks so good, right?! Are you planning to start it anytime soon? I‘ve got some things on-deck already but maybe we need a buddy read. 😉 2y
TheKidUpstairs @monalyisha I didn't have a set plan, I'm totally up for a buddy read. When would work for you? 2y
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monalyisha @TheKidUpstairs Excellent! 🙌🏻 Let‘s look at it again after I‘m done making all these matches…but also, if you feel strongly moved to read it before then, don‘t hold back on my account! 2y
Singout Yay! That makes me happy! 2y
TheKidUpstairs @monalyisha sounds good. I've got four books on the way at the moment, so I'm not in a rush! 2y
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Singout
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So uplifting: an elderly couple lose their home and savings and realize one has a degenerative illness. Instead of moving into supportive housing, they scrape together what they have and walk the South West Coast Path around Cornwall and Devon in England. Honest portrayal of a sudden shift into poverty, struggling with old age, and facing death, combined with love, courage, and generosity from them and those they meet.
#Nonfiction2021 #AboutLove

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booksandbellyrubs
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I finally got to experience The Salt Path, and I get why this book strikes a chord with so many people. The first chapter hit me like a ton of bricks. I can't imagine having to go through what happened to them.

The book had some up and downs for me, there were some parts where it lost my attention just a little bit, became just a tad monotonous. But on the whole the balance still came out very favourably for this book. I loved reading it.

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Singout
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What was the difference between the two stories? Only one word, but that one word in the public perception meant everything: “sold.” We could have become homeless having “sold” our home and put money in the bank and be inspirational, or we could be homeless having “lost” our home and become penniless and be social pariahs. We chose the former. Easier to have a brief passing conversation. The more times we told the lie, the less we felt the grief.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#conflictedworlds #personvsnature

This one was a very good read all about taking on the elements, adventure, and fighting the stigma of homelessness.

@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 🌏💛👏🏻 3y
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JillR
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“Where Daphne du Maurier was a tenant and dreamt of Manderley, we lay homeless and penniless under the stars.” The story of a couple with nowhere else to go who set out to walk all 630 miles of the South West Coast Path. Reading this in Cornwall, walking some of the paths that had to become their home, I became completely in awe of Raynor and Moth and entirely captivated by their story.

TrishB Still on my tbr!! 3y
JillR @trishb it‘s a quick read if you can squeeze it in! 3y
TrishB That‘s a good sell 👍🏻 3y
Tamra I really liked this one, not so much the follow-up. 3y
JillR @tamra I‘m not sure whether I‘ll get to the follow up, might try it from the library if I see it… 3y
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TheNookOfKnowledge
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Marvellous, absolutely bloody marvellous! 🌟

Cannot believe these two amazing humans and what they fought for, what they went through, and lost….but what they gained in return of losing their family home, their belongings, and what they thought was life, was NOTHING compared to the amazing heartaches, triumphs, power of nature and adventure they embarked on, side by side through thick and thin, meeting all sorts of people along the way! 🌻

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TheNookOfKnowledge
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Very much enjoying this honest, adventures and heartbreaking book so far! Only 90 odd pages left! ❤️📔🙏

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#bookspin BookspinBingo

Bingo #2 of the month. It has been a fairly good reading month for me. Going to try and finish up the last two book before the numbers are pulled for June!

Thanks for the game @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fabulous month!!! 3y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Pickpick

I appreciate this book. How Winn points out the different ways they are treated based of if people think they are homeless by chance or choice. The physical traumas she and Moth go through. And her wonderful musings on nature.

ChaoticMissAdventures This was my May #doublebookspin and I am so glad I got to it, @TheAromaofBooks 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
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VanessaCW
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I thought this was quite interesting, especially the fact that Moth who was suffering from a terminal cancer seemed to improve. I did, however, find it a little repetitive and I started to lose interest half way. Hats off to Moth and Ray, though. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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Powered_By_Plants
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This was like nothing Iv read before Raynor narrates the audio version and I absolutely loved it. I have so much admiration for her & mole (her husband)
When a bad investment in a friends business goes very wrong they lose everything, their home, their business, farm animals & find themselves homeless , to add to the stress mole is diagnosed with a very serious life changing illness ... they decide to walk the coast line, with just (e6 a week ⬇️

Powered_By_Plants a thin sleeping bag and the rucksack on their back they start their 600 mile journey. I found myself on many occasions swallowing an emotional lump in my throat, both are amazing and so strong ❤️ . I was also saddened to learn just how many homeless there are on our streets & how many passers by stereotyped treated the pair. Also had rage when tea rooms wanted Q9 per bottle to fill from the taps!!So greedy ? first #bookspinbigo square @TheAromaofBooks 3y
britt_brooke What a beautiful cover! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 3y
Powered_By_Plants @britt_brooke I thought so too ☺️ , @TheAromaofbooks thank you ❤️ 3y
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Zuko1138
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I had mixed feelings about this. I felt there was a lot of story to cram into a relatively short book. I suppose that echoes the sentiments of the couple. At times I felt like I was skimming rather than reading a story as some parts were very brief and moved on so quickly. Having said that, I did enjoy it and plan to read the follow up, The Wild Silence

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HeatherBookNerd
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A very unique true story of how one couple‘s journey through loss and homelessness led them to a new sense of freedom and wholeness as they walked over 600 miles on the South West Coastal Path.

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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 17
#BooksToRead #TBRPile

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whatrebeccasread
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“The Salt Path” tells the true story of a couple walking the South West Coast Path. It‘s wonderfully written and I enjoyed the narration too. With some important messages, this is a thought-provoking read about taking life day by day. It was a great 4 star read for me!

My full review is up on my blog now 📚

MariaW Beautiful cover 😍 4y
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Heideschrampf
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Mehso-so

Bought this travel narrative to accompany me on this weeks hiking trip - a short 70km compared to the books 1000km (that yet felt much more exhausting than what was described by the author 🙈). Unfortunately i didn‘t feel like i got to know ray and moth too well and felt left hanging a bit. A nice holiday read but no masterpiece. 🥾🏕

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rockpools
The Salt Path | Raynor Winn
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Thanks for the tag @Megabooks !

1. Earth, according to the quiz. Air according to my horoscope. Water seems quite likely to me. I‘m good with any or all!
2. I read the Salt Path at the start of the year and it was just perfect.
4. I‘ve banned myself from looking at my TBR until I‘ve finished The Eighth Life, but it‘s probably Inlands for #borderlessbookclub or a #ReadersFirst ARC - The Heatwave

Have you played yet @Mishu94 @CarolynM ?

Megabooks Great answers! 💖💖 4y
Mishu94 Thank you for the tag! ❤️ 4y
Eggs Salt Path sounds amazing and life-affirming 👏🏻📚👍🏼 4y
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Curvybookgirl
The Salt Path | Raynor Winn
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Pickpick

This was a book club pick and I‘m really glad it was chosen as I loved it

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rachaich
The Salt Path | Raynor Winn
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Pickpick

Really glad I read this. Whilst it's an account of a travel journey, it also spoke so much about society and community and getting older.
I liked the descriptions and the fact I grew up on the South Coast and thus could appreciate parts even more. 😊😊

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rachaich
The Salt Path | Raynor Winn
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Perfect timing... Just finished s book and this arrived from the library app 😊😊😍😍