The Salt Path

For Christmas, my husband brought me Raynor Winns The Salt Path. I was looking forward to reading it, having seen the reviews on Between the Covers TV programme. It interested me because Moth had an incurable illness and told his life was going to be shorter than expected. Having several illnesses myself, I wanted to read this book, knowing Moth had defied Doctors, something again I have done myself, I felt it would be good to read how someone defies odds stacked against them.

I’m a big believer that we can fight things either physically, mentally or spiritual. First we have to work out what our body or mind need. Then we break it down and work up. Like most people who have serious illnesses I hit depression and can hit some seriously low points, but I kick myself up the bum and start anew. Anyway going back to the book. Having been screwed by the justice system ourselves 15 years ago the bigger companies can pay someone to fight for them, where most individuals cant and they know this. This is where I could relate again to Raynor and Moth. However, I take my hat of to them, I couldn’t do what they did and walk the coastal path.

I’m still reading the book so can’t really give my full feedback on it, however after what I felt was a slow start and obviously the book was going to be depressing, but I found it a bit too depressing at first, almost giving up on the book, I’m glad I stuck with it, I’m now really enjoying it and the people they meet.

It’s different from my normal books, I love SAS books from the likes of Chris Ryan, Dan Mills, Ollie Ollerton, Jason Fox, Billy Billinghan, Chris Hunter etc, I also love the classics DH Lawrence, The Brontes, Jane Austen and then I like what I call my soft easy to read books, Derek Tange, Miss Read, Lesley Pearse, Iris Gower. So The Salt Path was something different for me, and it’s good to change and read something different. I would recommend it, though like I said I’ve not finished it, it’s a good read, and I’m thoroughly enjoying it.