The Salt Path was the supposed bestseller debut book by Raynor Winn, selling millions worldwide. So when two more sequels came along with increasingly bold claims on reversing a terminal illness, why did the publisher Penguin not question it more? Chloe also goes on the hunt for Raynor Winn’s fourth book…her true debut written years before The Salt Path.
Credits:
Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou
Producer - Matt Russell
Artwork - Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding
Music supervision - Karla Patella
Sound design - Tom Burchell
Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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