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'The Salt Path' is a book that captured the hearts of millions. Now it's mired in controversy
The controversy has sparked debates about the memoir's authenticity and could impact book sales, the film's success, and Winn's future projects. Legal actions may follow.
LONDON (AP) —"The Salt Path" is a memoir of resilience and courage that captured the hearts of millions and was subsequently adapted for the big screen, with actors Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs taking the lead roles. In the immediate aftermath, Winn made a brief comment on her website about the "highly misleading" accusations and insisted that the book "lays bare the physical and spiritual journey Moth and I shared, an experience that transformed us completely and altered the course of our lives. "The Salt Path" is a memoir of resilience and courage that captured the hearts of millions and was subsequently adapted for the big screen, with actors Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs taking the lead roles.But now, the book and the film are mired in a controversy that could see them suffer that very modern phenomenon — being canceled.Related video above: Neurologist talks about how to avoid summer migraines and headachesOn Friday, publisher Penguin Michael Joseph agreed with author Raynor Winn to delay the publication of her next book, "On Winter Hill," from this October after "intrusive conjecture" about her husband's health.The delay is the latest blowback from a bombshell report in Sunday's The Observer newspaper in the United Kingdom that claimed there was more to the 2018 book than met the eye — that key elements of the story had been fabricated.Author Raynor Winn stands accused of betraying the trust of her readers and of reaping a windfall on the back of lies.
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