The Salt Path<\/a>, a heartwarming 2018 memoir about a couple<\/a> who undertake a 630-mile trek of England\u2019s southern coast after being left homeless, financially destitute, and with a potentially fatal medical diagnosis, sold two million copies and was adapted into a 2024 film starring Gillian Anderson <\/a>and Jason Isaacs. <\/p>\n However, an investigation by The Observer\u2019s <\/a>Chloe Hadjimatheou earlier this year found apparent inconsistencies <\/a>in the book, including an allegation that the couple lost the property after Winn defrauded her employer of \u00a364,000, <\/a>which she attempted to repay after taking out a loan from a relative. It also expressed doubts about Winn\u2019s husband, Moth, and the severity of his corticobasal degeneration (CBD\/S) condition.<\/p>\n Now, a new documentary, which has a working title of The Real Salt Path, hosted by Hadjimatheou and produced by Candour Productions, will investigate the allegations further.<\/p>\n In a press release, Sky said \u201cnew whistleblowers come forward with their own versions of events\u201d in the documentary, which will address the accusations.<\/p>\n Hayley Reynolds, acting director of Sky Documentaries, added: \u201cThis film brings together world-class journalism and filmmaking to explore one of Britain\u2019s most remarkable modern-day literary phenomena \u2013 and the truth that lies beneath it. <\/p>\n \u201cAt Sky Documentaries, we\u2019re always drawn to stories that challenge perceptions and ask difficult questions, so there couldn\u2019t be a better opportunity for us to partner with The Observer and reunite with the award-winning team behind Libby, Are You Home Yet?\u201d<\/p>\n The three-part Sky<\/a> series, Libby Are You Home Yet?, told the story of how a 21-year-old student was abducted and murdered while walking home from a club in her university city of Hull<\/a> in 2019. It was awarded the best factual series prize at the 2023 Bafta TV awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n Winn has strongly denied the allegations against her, stating at the time: \u201c[The] Observer article is highly misleading. We are taking legal advice and won\u2019t be making any further comments at this time.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Salt Path lays bare the physical and spiritual journey Moth and I shared, an experience that transformed us completely and altered the course of our lives. This is the true story of our journey.\u201d<\/p>\n Winn also called the investigation \u201cgrotesquely unfair\u201d and shared photographs of redacted clinic letters, addressed to her husband, that appear to show that he was \u201ctreated for CBD\/S and has been for many years\u201d.<\/p>\n The fourth instalment of her series, On Winter Hill, was due to be released on 23 October, but has now been delayed until next year<\/a>. The Salt Path was the first in a series of books by Winn withThe Wild Silence following in 2020 and then Landlines in 2022.<\/p>\n The Salt Path\u2019s publisher Penguin said that it \u201cundertook all the necessary due diligence\u201d<\/a> before publishing Winn\u2019s book in 2018.<\/p>\n![\"Raynor](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI252654338.jpeg\")
Raynor and Moth Winn with Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs at a London screening of \u2018The Salt Path\u2019 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n