Page Turners – March 2024 review
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We enjoyed the descriptive writing but were disappointed that there was one particular part of the path that they did not walk.
Within the book reference is made to the poet Simon Armitage who was walking the path at the same time prior to writing his book ‘Walking Away‘. A couple of us have looked at this book too in order to contrast the two very different experiences.
‘The Salt Path‘ affected us all in different ways. For some it mirrored personal circumstances, others thought we might like to walk more of the path ourselves and several of us felt it challenged our perceptions of homeless people. This gave us plenty to talk about. Our discussions included how we personally might have coped in a similar situation. Whilst we could not imagine ourselves wild camping and existing on a diet of noodles, we could understand that it was definitely better than being homeless in a city centre. We admired the resilience of Raynor and Winn and their strength as a couple.
We were keen to find out what happened to the couple after the book ended. They are currently living in Cornwall and Raynor has published several further books about long distance walks they have undertaken. We hope they have now made recompense to the campsites where they snuck in and used the facilities without paying and the shop where they admitted to theft!
In April Raynor and Moth are walking the Thames Path and the London Marathon in order to raise funds for research into neuro-degenerative diseases.
We recommend this book to you. Some of us have bought copies which we would be happy to share so do get in touch if you would like to swap our page turner for one of your own.
Deborah Wallis, Convenor