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The Wild Silence: A Memoir

The Wild Silence: A Memoir

by Raynor Winn

Penguin Books ·2021 ·278 pages
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The incredible follow-up to the international bestseller The Salt Path, a story of finding your way back home. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After walking 630 homeless miles along The Salt Path, living on the windswept and wild English coastline; the cliffs, the sky and the chalky earth now feel like their home. Moth has a terminal diagnosis, but together on the wild coastal path, with their feet firmly rooted outdoors, they discover that anything is possible. Now, life beyond The Salt Path awaits and they come back to four walls, but the sense of home is illusive and returning to normality is proving difficult - until an incredible gesture by someone who reads their story changes everything. A chance to breathe life back into a beautiful farmhouse nestled deep in the Cornish hills; rewilding the land and returning nature to its hedgerows becomes their saving grace and their new path to follow. The Wild Silence is a story of hope triumphing over despair, of lifelong love prevailing over everything. It is a luminous account of the human spirit's connection to nature, and how vital it is for us all.


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"The Wild Silence is deeply reflective; Winn is a firm believer that physical activity in the out-of-doors is crucial for any human to thrive ..."

Laurie Hertzel· The Minneapolis Star Tribune Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"A memorable celebration of a 'silent enmeshing of lives lived in unison,' a potent marriage of heart and mind."

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"Winn exquisitely captures the raw intensity of untamed environments ..."

Heller McAlpin· The Wall Street Journal Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"Winn's writing beautifully evokes the natural world, whether she is describing a doe rummaging in an orchard or her innermost conflicted feelings."

Laura Hiatt· Library Journal Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"but the narrative often lacks a compass."

Arian Tempany· The Guardian Read review ↗ Near the Top

"a powerful memoir about overcoming life's obstacles ..."

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"Readers will delight in Winn's account here of falling in love with Moth."

Joan Curbow· Booklist Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

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