Salt Path author responds to claims she lied about 'true' story

Salt Path writer Raynor Winn has said claims she lied astir her communicative are "highly misleading" and called suggestions her hubby made up his unwellness "utterly vile".

A study successful The Observer disputed cardinal aspects of the deed book, billed arsenic an "inspiring and life-affirming existent story" astir a couple's coastal trek.

Winn released a lengthy connection denying the paper's claims and shared aesculapian letters seemingly sent to her husband, Moth, that look to enactment a diagnosis for a uncommon neurological condition, Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD).

One missive mentions his anterior "CBS [Corticobasal Syndrome] diagnosis", portion different concludes helium has "an atypical form" of CBD.

The writer said accusations helium lied astir having CBD/CBS are mendacious and person "emotionally devastated" him.

"I person charted Moth's information with specified a level of honesty, that this is the astir unbearable of the allegations," Winn wrote connected her website.

The Observer claimed to person spoken to experts who were "sceptical" astir elements of his story, specified arsenic a "lack of acute symptoms and his evident quality to reverse them".

PSPA, a foundation that supports radical with CBD, ended their narration with the household pursuing The Observer's claims.

Winn said she had ne'er suggested walking was "some benignant of occurrence cure" and that determination tin beryllium "symptoms for galore years earlier they yet scope a diagnosis".

"Even then, galore sufferers' symptoms contiguous successful an atypical way," she wrote.

"They mightiness not contiguous with the aforesaid symptoms, occurring successful the aforesaid order, oregon with the aforesaid severity."

Winn besides posted the letters connected Instagram and said they are grateful Moth's information is slow-progressing.

She clarified it is present commonly referred to by specialists arsenic CBS, "which describes the symptoms observed during life".

The bestselling publication was besides precocious released arsenic a film, starring Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson, charting the couple's 630-mile trek on the Cornish, Devon, and Dorset seashore - a travel sparked by the devastation of losing their house.

The Observer claimed the portrayal of a failed concern successful a friend's concern wasn't true, alternatively they mislaid their location aft Raynor Winn embezzled wealth from her employer, Martin Hemming, and had to get to wage it backmost and debar constabulary action.

Winn's connection said the quality with Mr Hemmings wasn't the crushed they mislaid their location - but admitted she whitethorn person made "mistakes" portion successful the job.

"For maine it was a pressured time," she wrote. "It was besides a clip erstwhile mistakes were being made successful the business. Any mistakes I made during the years successful that office, I profoundly regret, and I americium genuinely sorry."

She admitted being questioned by constabulary but said she wasn't charged.

Winn added: "I reached a colony with Martin Hemmings due to the fact that I did not person the grounds required to enactment what happened. The presumption of the colony were willingly agreed by some parties."

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The writer reiterated the book's mentation of events: that the nonaccomplishment of their location successful Wales stemmed from an concern successful a friend's spot portfolio that went sour.

Her connection goes into ineligible item astir however it transpired and admits - arsenic The Observer suggested - that the mates astatine 1 constituent tried to raffle the house.

However, the writer said they "quickly realised it was a mistake arsenic it intelligibly wasn't going to work. We cancelled it and refunded the fewer participants."

The 63-year-old besides denied having immoderate outstanding debts and said it was "blatantly untrue" the mates were hiding down pseudonyms aft The Observer quoted radical who said they knew them by the surname Walker.

"Winn is my maiden sanction and similar astir women who person joined I've utilized some my maiden name, Winn, and joined name, Walker," said the statement.

She besides explained she preferred the archetypal sanction Raynor, alternatively than her commencement sanction Sally Ann, truthful took that arsenic her pen name; portion Moth is an abbreviation of her husband's name, Timothy.

"The ineligible names we usage connected our slope records, our inferior bills etc. Our friends and neighbours usage Sal and Tim interchangeably with Ray and Moth - determination is thing hiding successful our names," she said.

Sky News has contacted The Observer for a effect to Winn's statement.

Raynor Winn had been scheduled to marque galore appearances implicit the summer, performing with Saltlines, her collaboration with Gigspanner Big Band.

However, the set has since announced connected societal media that she volition nary longer beryllium taking portion successful the tour.

She was besides scheduled to instrumentality portion successful assorted Q&As, conversations, penning courses and festivals.