Thread 2. To feel disappointed after reading this in The Observer about the author and her husband from The Salt Path book and film?

[AWanderingFool]

Thread Two for The Salt Path and Raynor Winn/Sally Walker/Sally Winn discussions.

Thread One is here: www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5368194-to-feel-disappointed-after-reading-this-in-the-observer-about-the-author-and-her-husband-from-the-salt-path-book-and-film?

You've just described Neil from The young Ones! Shows age.

I'll just leave this here for the benefit of those sleuthing into their marriage...

Timothy Ronald Walker married Sally Ann Winn in 1986, Portree

I have several health conditions. I take pills. I recommend everyone do the same.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-68725597

London Marathon anyone? There are also photos of them with medals

1986 - Timothy Ronald Walker & Sally Ann Winn - Portree

From Scotland's People.

Yeah. So what?

Joke.
Jeez chill out.

Does anyone know how to query French marriage records???

Raynor is, as Gillian called it, quite guarded in the interviews that I have read today. Not much detail about her past - she met Moth at college, moved to Wales 12 years later with two tiny children is about all I have found out.

Hopefully the publicity coming now will bring out people who knew her at all stages of her life and we will get a fuller picture. I think it will be interesting.

Then the children when registered on GRO would have both surnames placed rather than just one surname and mothers maiden name

I'd watch that!

Yes this fits with what she wrote in her second book.

I feel a right mug as I loved the book and was totally taken on by it although I did wonder how poor Moth was coping with the living conditions given his illness. Well now I know.
If it had been fiction I would have still enjoyed it but it was sold as a true story so now I feel lied to.

I guess this is the end of the Oscar nomination. The actors must be feeling very disappointed.

From the BBC article:

Mr Winn was diagnosed with Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) while walking the South West Coastal Path in 2013.

That sounds completely bizarre!

And what on earth was running the London Marathon about??? How could someone with CBD for 18 years do that?

Seems you are right! (Hope you didn’t buy the book? Any other ‘facts’ of use in it?)

Wow! Great sleuthing.

I expect they had a hole in their shoe after walking all that way.

(shows age too).

“They then have two days' rest before taking part in the London Marathon.” This bit seems absolutely bonkers - especially given their age, the fact they aren’t professional athletes and his CBD. I can’t believe this bit. I’m honestly really struggling to believe it.

So not England and Wales records then - but Scottish over the boarder!

I will say this

they've lead a lot of people up the bleeding path - thats for sure

Why have they taking the bloody laughing emoji away?! So funny.

Don't get heavy, man

And we should take it all with “a pinch of salt”.

Maybe Sally and Tim Walker should get the Oscar nominations instead

Re London Marathon 2024, the son ran it, and writes on his Facebook page that his mum stuck by his side for the entire race. "And finally to my amazing Father who physically broke out of hospital and managed to drag himself to that 25 mile marker to support us on down the final stretch and cheer so loudly his voice could be heard 200meters away over the sounds of hundreds of people, you will forever be my hero."