The real Salt Path

Moth Winn’s recovery was a ‘miracle’. CBD patients and their doctors tell a different story

A CBD patient on the bleak reality of living with the disease – and how The Salt Path gave them hope that has turned to anger

What did the publisher actually know?

A long disclaimer and a medical note hint that Penguin had an inkling of problems ahead

In Cornwall, Raynor Winn’s portrayals left a sour taste

Locals speak of their shock at the way they have been characterised in the bestselling book

The Salt Path revelations should be no surprise to anyone in publishing

A former industry insider reveals how the books business lost the plot in pursuit of bestsellers

Video: ‘She broke the trust’

It is a literary sensation and now a major film. But Ros Hemmings says parts of the book are untrue, and it makes her ‘sick’

‘I felt I was being gaslit’ – the landlord who helped Raynor Winn and Moth

Moved by the plight of the Winns, Bill Cole rented his cider farm in Cornwall to them at a knockdown rent. But they left him feeling confused and betrayed

How a blockbuster book and film were spun from lies, deceit and desperation

The Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The truth behind it is very different

The Salt Path author’s next book delayed by publisher Penguin

On Winter’s Hill on hold as company say its priority is to support Raynor Winn

Fact and fiction: Raynor Winn won’t talk to us. But here’s what she said about our story

After our exposé of the inaccuracies behind a couple’s walk to salvation, their defence raises new questions

Memoirs that stir our emotions and seek our sympathy should tell the truth

“Autofiction” might be blurring the boundaries – but readers deserve better

What’s in the book, and what The Observer has found

How the ‘true’ story told in the best-seller compares to our reporting