6. The Scandal
The Salt Path became a global phenomenon, but the story behind the book may be even more remarkable. It’s left fans divided, those that still believe, and those feeling deceived
It’s July 2025. The film’s only been out a matter of weeks.
All of a sudden, Raynor Winn finds herself in the middle of a media storm.
The Observer newspaper publishes an expose that forensically questions whether the Salt Path really is the unflinchingly honest memoir it claims to be.
Will Raynor be able to weather the coming storm?
Credits:
Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton
Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry
Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey
Original Music: Dyfan Jones
Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn
Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban
Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow
Excerpts from:
The Wild Silence: Raynor Winn in conversation with Sophie Raworth Produced by Waterstones accessed from Youtube
Rick Stein's Cornwall - made for BBC by Shine TV.
Amazon Review produced by Martin Kentish
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The Salt Path was a global hit, but the story behind the book may be even more remarkable
