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

Before The Observer published its investigation into The Salt Path last Sunday, we sent Sally Walker, who publishes under the name Raynor Winn, a detailed list of questions and asked her to respond. She chose not to speak to us. Instead, through her lawyers, she offered a short statement, saying that The Salt Path was “the true story of the physical and spiritual journey” that her she and her husband, Moth, had undertaken.