The Salt Path - what do you think?

I'm not going to mention the Observer article!! But for those of you interested in a fascinating discussion on this by the excellent Marina Hyde and Richard Osmund, watch this.

open.spotify.com/episode/6wOIgOrUPtT6raFC3nkWwA?si=pcT4eaBjRN21TXI4rRtEHA

In today’s news, the publishers have said they DID act with due diligence.

I can’t believe that. I have been skimming through my copies of the SP and The Wild Silence and there is hardly any information about her past. As I said before even in the “About The Author” there is so little. People usually like to say where they spent their childhood, what unusual jobs they had etc before writing books.

In TWS she mentions looking for work when someone kindly offered them a room in an old chapel. She said she applied for every job she saw going locally. I reckon she couldn’t find work because she could hardly supply references for her job as a book keeper. 🤣

I hope they pay back those they owe money to....but doubt it.
Didn't like the book at all. I bought myself a copy plus 2 for friends before I read it.

Ditched all 3 copies. Won't buy before I read again. I didn't believe a word.

I’ll give it a miss , not keen on fraudulent claims.

Just read the article. So glad I didn’t bother with the book. Wonder what will happen now! Will they not have to account for their behaviour?

I saw the film and have started the book now I'm thinking its a modern day fairy tale.

Completely agree. The name changes alone are fishy. The only surprise is that none of the North Wales connections spoke out sooner.

I've read the whole article in the Observer! I feel totally vindicated in my scepticism of this woman; several of my friends (who pronounced the book to be marvelous) were a little scathing towards me when I declined to watch the film. I hope all the people who helped her along her "journey" see her, and him, for what they are.

I agree with buffyfly. I just didn’t feel that things were true when I read the book. I have no intention of seeing the film and feel totally vindicated for my opinion when the whole debacle started.
Feels very like the “Major Tom” business- except that his inflation and promotion was done by his now disgraced daughter.

I gave up reading the book half way through as I just didn't believe the author and I didn't like her much either.
I can't explain why I felt as I did and when a friend asked me to see the film with her I had to decline. I havn't read the Observer article but I will now!!

I'm always very wary of books or films that are hyped to the 90s, usually they are awful. As soon as I saw the hype this book got, I knew to avoid it like the plague. I think more will come out, seems to have been much in the 'smoke and mirrors ' department going on.

Allira

Just don't mention the Observer article, singingnutty!

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Just don't mention the Observer article, singingnutty!

Must have missed that. I'll go in search of it.

There’s a lengthy thread all about it. 😉