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

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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?

The owner now dead worked long hours and saw little return because the accounts were being embezzled. That's an evil criminal act.

Again supposed journalist hearsay until I see the evidence. Ex BBC Head of News James Harding chnaged his role with Tortoise as a signifcant person after founding it and the current result is a strange news site to say the least. I can see financial corners being cut to get a scoop. Not saying it's not true but I want more evidence.

find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11100473/filing-history

Gigspinner have changed their statement, by adding quotation marks and making clear the first bit is from Winn/Walker's people:

From Raynor Winn's team: "Recent press coverage concerning Raynor Winn is highly misleading. As a result, Raynor is taking legal advice and will not be making any further comment at this time.
She is deeply sorry to let down those who were planning to attend the Saltlines tour, but while this process is ongoing, she will be unable to take part. We appreciate your understanding and support during this time."

Gigspanner Big Band's statement:
It is very important to the Gigspanner Big Band that their performances go ahead as planned, and they instead intend to present their recently released, highly acclaimed, album Turnstone.
We are currently in discussions with all of the venues on the upcoming tour to move forward with this plan, and we will keep you updated. It is time consuming, and your patience while we go through this process is requested and valued.
If you have booked a ticket at one of these venues, the Theatre in question will contact you with further information as plans are confirmed.

I think the people who feel most irritated and upset are those with terminal or chronic serious illness and their partners.

However tbe publishers also bear responsibility. The problem is not so much the nature of Moth’s illness, (Doctors make mistakes, illness is not always predictable) but the unsubstantiated claims about reversing its progress.

@DiamondThrone Thanks! I saw that they'd done that after someone commented saying it was confusing.

The Times now reporting that the charity have dropped them.

https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/salt-path-raynor-winn-embezzlement-vsf8c7wt6

It’s tricky with Moth

you don’t want him to be lying about having it because it was particularly cruel to other sufferers etc

but then on the other hand you wouldn’t wish that condition on your worst enemy

I was never convinced by the back story about the Court case (I’m a lawyer), but enjoyed the first book and was due to go to a charity screening event at a small independent cinema in my city on Thursday this week, with a talk by the author and a drinks/networking for women type event. The organisers have offered us a refund which we’re accepting, ticket prices were over £50. They have said that her fee was going to be substantial - as it’s for Crisis, I presumed she wouldn’t be taking a fee as it was a charity event!

The author has changed names since then. I'm guessing that the film promotion prompted people to come forward and probably before the sale of the Observer to Tortoise.

If you read the articles then you know that it starts with the name changes.

The victim’s wife gave a video interview as well. That’s not hearsay.

They will have the evidence and not just one dusty if well respected historian looking at a diary allegedly by Hitler and confirming it. Hitler wasn't going to sue.

The arse would be sued off the Observer if they'd got this wrong. They haven't.

Definitely this. As a poster yesterday said, having long term neurological diagnoses, or even CFS, Fibro etc (or in my case Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) and being sold some crock of shit that walking miles might cure it just makes you feel even more like shit for not even being able to get out of bed or needing a wheelchair to get around.

This is really true.
There isn't any best outcome.

I read this book when it was released and bought a copy for my Mum. I'll be contacting Amazon for a refund for both given it was was lies.

While I enjoyed the book at the time, both my Mum and I agreed that we didn't like her and that some parts of the story didn't seem plausible. What was really grating was that they only had one or two nurofen between them and she insisted on either halving them or taking them herself (from someone who was given such a serious diagnosis).

She's a thief and a lying grifter. He is also a complete grifter and I now don't believe a word of any of it. Interesting that the charity severed ties with them so quickly, I'd say there is a lot more to come out.

I tried to get a refund today, they refused.

The receipt for me is what their nephew, James Walker, has said about them publicly on LinkedIn.

The people behind The Salt Path books are not who you think they are. The real people, Sally and Tim Walker, my Uncle & Aunt, are pathological liers who have always left a trail of destruction behind them.

If that was untrue he would be opening himself up to legal action.

Which, considering he runs his own business as a naval architect, would be career suicide.

It's not a curable disease. He was in his late 40s when it started, diagnosed in his early 50s. They are now in their 60s.

The ex publisher in front row said they have no legal requirement to give a refund

Oh no way! Good to know, so thank you. I think when it fully explodes and they're discredited then it would be worth trying again.

No I get that. It’s just a pretty horrible situation

Just watching the Sinner/Dimatrov match and suddenly remembered the spectacle of Hannah IM blowing kisses to the peasants from the royal box. At least we've been spared that with this pair.

Yes it's hard to put into words how damaging this storyline was.

It's devastating having a chronic and debilitating neurological condition. That compounded books like this that make the general public think that if we had enough determination to live healthily/exercise we could cure ourselves without medical intervention. It's a dangerous and nasty myth to peddle

It's Summer

Quote from the book apparently:
”It was as if a hole had been cut through him; a trusting, honest, generous man … this betrayal by such a close friend had shaken him to the core.”

So thieving from a trusting, honest and generous man while simultanously defaming him as a thief. That’s some brass neck.

Quote from the book apparently:
”It was as if a hole had been cut through him; a trusting, honest, generous man … this betrayal by such a close friend had shaken him to the core.”

Sounds like she's imagining how her poor employer felt when he found out about her embezzlement.

I read that it was Ros Hemmings' husband who signed the NDA. And he died several years ago.