LONDON, UK — Raynor Winn, the bestselling author of the memoir “The Salt Path”, has confirmed she previously wrote and published an earlier book under a different name, despite having described her 2018 hit as her first work. Each of the bullet points immediately below have been confirmed by at least four of the six respected sources we curated on this story, including BBC News, The Guardian, The Independent, Evening Standard, and Wales Online., and Daily Record
- Winn’s lawyers confirmed she published a book in 2012 under a pseudonym.
- The earlier title was published by a company linked to Winn and her husband, according to multiple reports.
- Winn had previously described “The Salt Path” as her first book in interviews.
- Reports say the disclosure was made as part of a BBC Sounds podcast series examining the story behind the memoir.
Additional Details Reported
According to reporting around the BBC Sounds series, the earlier work was released under the name Izzy Wyn-Thomas and appears to have been printed in limited numbers. The Salt Path went on to become a major publishing success, spawning sequels and a film adaptation, and it also received eligibility for at least one prize for debut writers under the rules in place at the time.
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