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katyboo52's review
5.0
The sequel to the award winning, The Salt Path by Raynor Winn. The book starts where The Salt Path left off. We follow Winn through Moth's degree and the writing of The Salt Path as well as side steps into her memories and the odd walk. This, to me, is less coherent as a narrative because it doesn't have the structure of the walk to hold it in place, but it is nevertheless fascinating and I was desperate to know what happened next, so it is satisfactory in that respect. I loved the sections about her connection to the land and her nature writing best, and I think this is where she really shines. You really feel the connection that she writes about. It is also a meditation about loss in its many forms and the pull between the cares of life and the calm centring that nature brings. I found this more uneven in many ways than The Salt Path but it was still an absorbing read and I look forward to reading what she writes next.
jacquilogan's review
4.0
The Wild Silence – Raynor Winn, Hardback, @Norfolk Library Service @Penguin Random House UK – I read this book because it was the follow up to The Salt Path which I loved and also because I wanted to read more non-fiction this year. I admire this couple so much they didn’t just give up when it all went wrong, they pulled on their boots and walked. This book is more about what happened after they walked the path, and how the book came about. From reading this book I got the impression that Ray didn’t write it to get rich, or for recognition she didn’t even think about getting it published it was for love. Love for her husband Moth, love of Mother Nature. It was written for hope, the hope that the memories of the walk will inspire Moth to go on living despite what the doctors say, hope for the wildlife that it will recover. Although I do think they are mad to go trekking in Iceland, having been there it is a beautiful place in the most different and wildest way. It is raw, it is rough, it is dangerous, it is beautiful, but I would want to trek and camp there.
redheadreader73's review
5.0
What a poignant read. In some chapters the sadness hung heavy and then you’d turn a corner and find hope had washed away helplessness, and ever chapter draws you to the great outddoors and the positivities of nature. I loved The Salt Path and I loved this book.
lesleysbooks's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Not as good as her first book. This felt a bit disjointed. Would have liked to have more about their re-wilding of the farm, and less of the Icelandic trip which seemed out of place
polyhy_14's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
re_bex_a's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
3.5
Not as exciting as Salt Path