Thread 9: 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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The Observer The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...

2nd Observer https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-salt-path-whats-in-the-book-and-what-the-observer-has-found

3rd Observer https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-salt-path-the-truth-behind-the-blockbuster-book-video

4th Observer ‘I felt I was being gaslit’ – the landlord who helped Ray...

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Raynor Winn/Sally Walker's statement Raynor Winn

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No saltiness. Keep to the path. Thank you.

I saw that....my guess is it was a mere leaning into the idea of ancient ancestors, much like how they were drawn to Glastonbury before they started the walk - only to rest a further two weeks on Jan's floor...another bit of the book that never made much sense to me.

Just an aside and I'm sure it's pure coincidence.

Izzy Wyn-Thomas made a single blog posting on the Goodreads website, which she addressed to Steve, the owner of the local independent bookshop.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6442697.Izzy_Wyn_Thomas

And if you check out the Book Seller, an independent bookshop in Pwllheli (the "local town" to Raymoth when they were just Sally and Tim), it looks like the owner is indeed Steve.

Coincidence, I'm sure.

If it is, bet he's regretting not stocking the book...he could have had some remaining copies to flog now.

This is it - take full responsibility and you'll find a lot of forgiveness (I think it's as good for you as it is others).

But keep yourself in the victim narrative and blame everyone else, that's just a hole you're going to dig deeper into.

I physically couldn't sleep knowing I had a shady past and had written "unflinching truthful" memoir knowing the lies involved. And then a film.

The balls of this woman. Still not sure how much of a say Timothy had. He's quieter, sure, but surely innocent by any means.

(All speculation there, I should say).

Butter. Then jam. Then cream.

(It was the best butter ...)

Who was it that said saying Sally and Tim reminds them of Rosie and Jim?

The bloody song keeps repeating in my head 😂 (giving away my age there)

Can't put my finger on exactly why but I don't think that's SW in the photo.

Maybe someone like her but much younger.

Somerby (not Somersby) is a village near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. Just saying....

I see what you mean. And could the wrist accessories indicate someone more youthful?

Chugging along on the old salt path 😆

Somersby, the UK (no such place exists) vs Somerby, village near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. Freudian typo?

I think they NEEDED to sell 250,000 books for the plan to work. I think it gives a clue to how they thought their harebrained scheme would work, anyway.

I assume the book was just a way to get around lottery laws. They didn’t expect the book to sell that well, they expected people would buy it solely to enter the prize draw. The ebook cost £5.

£5 x 250,000 = £1.25 million

After tax, that would just about cover paying off the mortgage and loan (so the property would be free of any charges) and leave them enough to buy a new home of similar value or offer the winner a cash alternative to the house.

I expect the T&Cs specified that the draw would be cancelled if there were less than a certain amount of entries.

I recently saw a narrowboat on the canal which had a picture on the hull of Rosie and Jim looking very much the worse for wear. The name of the boat was "Rose and Gin".

@Catwith69lives (NB: I’ve been reading this as ‘catwith69olives’ for some reason) :)

’A Welsh crime thriller where the only dead body is a sheep’ says blurb/a reviewer. Surely the authorship can’t be wildly in dispute? There are only a finite couple of possibilities?

😂

Yes definitely- the stance, the skin, the hair is more 'kept' - just immediately strikes me as someone young.

Don't, we've got a Rosie & Jim fan here, with the little toy narrowboat and tiny figures. I have to sing the song sometimes😆

Interesting review of TSP film

After a bit of searching I've found a photo of someone the person in the photo could be - I won't say who, it is in the public domain, just to remain respectful to the thread guidelines.

They have the right clothes and hairstyles, just the hair colour is wrong.

Coming soon, Book 5, The Canal Path.

Could be anyone tbh. The image they chose intentionally hides the face, which is indicative of hiding something. Much like how the writing expert who analysed RW's statement recognised certain choice phrases that suggested concealment.

Oh wow, Jim has the neckerchief and everything!

Jack Worthington is a character in The Importance of Being Earnest.

Can I apply to be Oscar Wilde correspondant? Qualifications: lazy and I don't think you'll need me much so I'm well suited to the position, plus I once met Oscar Wilde's son ( - in case boastful name-dropping is also required on this thread 😁)

I think I know who you could be thinking of. Agreed if so. Feel free to DM me.