Raynor Winn, author of the bestselling memoir The Salt Path, is facing fresh scrutiny over allegations of deceit, including claims of embezzlement and a previously undisclosed book published under a pseudonym.
An investigation by The Observer reported that Winn, whose real name is Sally Walker, allegedly embezzled over £60,000 from a business she managed. The book claims the couple lost their home due to a bad investment, but sources say money went missing while she worked as a bookkeeper.
Further revelations from the BBC Sounds podcast Secrets of the Salt Path have confirmed that Winn wrote another book six years earlier under the name Izzy Wyn-Thomas, published by a company she and her husband owned.
Winn has declined to comment, stating through lawyers that she is taking legal advice. Her publisher, Penguin, said it undertook standard due diligence before publication.
