The Salt Path

1finny

1finny

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Blimey - you can’t believe anything these days
It’s a long read but …..
Apparently

She was a thief
They owned land in France
Even his ‘miraculous recovery’ is doubted

They did do the walk tho

observer.co.uk

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

Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
observer.co.uk observer.co.uk
 
1finny said:
Blimey - you can’t believe anything these days
It’s a long read but …..
Apparently

She was a thief
They owned land in France
Even his ‘miraculous recovery’ is doubted

They did do the walk tho

observer.co.uk

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

Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
observer.co.uk observer.co.uk
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Just read that Observer piece coincidentally, think I'll give the Netflix series a miss now.

What a pair of grifters!
 
That's truly shocking - the book and film have been sold on the tale, the Winns story is real, when key parts according to The Observer are not real/the truth.

Why would The Observer risk legal prosecution with its story if their article contained false information?
 
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I'm really pleased I didn't waste any more time reading the book, after getting fed up of it halfway through.

I wonder (or hope) if the publishers can take them to court over this?
 
northernrower said:
I'm really pleased I didn't waste any more time reading the book, after getting fed up of it halfway through.

I wonder (or hope) if the publishers can take them to court over this?
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Not sure why 'they' would. Publisher and author making lots of £££££s
The people who suffered and are owed money tho - I'd like them to get some kind of peace from this.

Just wondering btw - we are the ones who have been conned. Bought the book, seen the film. Can we get our money back?

Mind you, If I complain I might get proscribed as a terrorist
 
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1finny said:
Blimey - you can’t believe anything these days
It’s a long read but …..
Apparently

She was a thief
They owned land in France
Even his ‘miraculous recovery’ is doubted

They did do the walk tho

observer.co.uk

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

Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
observer.co.uk observer.co.uk
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I never read the book, but went to see the film after recommendations on here. I found it heart warming and inspirational. I now feel all that’s been blown out of the water and was sat shaking my head reading the attached article.
 
The feeling of freeing your self of the modern world and possessions and living on pennies is still relevant and the mini-adventures on the walk, but the context and backgrounjd of the story is now totally different.
 
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Like I said in the film thread, I was one of the few who didn’t enjoy the book, it all felt too contrived.

Very interesting article and although I suspected the story was embellished, I didn’t suspect it was this twisted.
 
Enjoyed the book, the film was ok. Funnily enough, this story didn't really affect my view of the story negatively. People are deeply flawed, everyone already knows this. It was a feelgood story and still is to me. I just view it as a story, whatever happened in real life. Humans are programmed/conditioned to respond to stories. The bible story is a great one and I don't feel particularly let down to know it's patently bollix.
 
1finny said:
Not sure why 'they' would. Publisher and author making lots of £££££s
The people who suffered and are owed money tho - I'd like them to get some kind of peace from this.

Just wondering btw - we are the ones who have been conned. Bought the book, seen the film. Can we get our money back?

Mind you, If I complain I might get proscribed as a terrorist
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I was thinking more that they had tarnished the reputation of the publisher, hence why they might look for recompense.

Perhaps there's the argument that publishers needs performing due diligence prior to printing these stories.
 
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