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A review by dreaj
The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn
3.0
Read for 52 Book Club Challenge 2024 #51 Related to the word “Wild”.
I really enjoyed The Salt Path but found this sequel a more episodic narrative - it didn't hang together quite so well. The book follows Ray and Moth's life after walking the South Coast Path from living in a rented chapel to rewilding a farm and then walking in Iceland. On the positive side, Ray does write beautifully about nature - she is quite poetic - and she is insightful about the difficulties of learning to trust again after trauma. The love and trust between her and Moth is very poignant - I find myself worrying about him and hoping he is okay. It must be difficult to live with a progressive disease that gradually robs you of yourself. I liked the idea that Ray writes as a way of capturing moments in time for Moth. As a published work though, it perhaps could have done with a little more cohesion and purpose. I would also have been really interested to hear more about what they actually did to rewild the farm.
I really enjoyed The Salt Path but found this sequel a more episodic narrative - it didn't hang together quite so well. The book follows Ray and Moth's life after walking the South Coast Path from living in a rented chapel to rewilding a farm and then walking in Iceland. On the positive side, Ray does write beautifully about nature - she is quite poetic - and she is insightful about the difficulties of learning to trust again after trauma. The love and trust between her and Moth is very poignant - I find myself worrying about him and hoping he is okay. It must be difficult to live with a progressive disease that gradually robs you of yourself. I liked the idea that Ray writes as a way of capturing moments in time for Moth. As a published work though, it perhaps could have done with a little more cohesion and purpose. I would also have been really interested to hear more about what they actually did to rewild the farm.