Landlines

Raynor Winn is the bestselling author of <i>The Salt Path </i>and <i>The Wild Silence</i>. <i>The Salt Path</i> won the inaugural RSL Christopher Bland Prize and was shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Biography Award and the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize. <i>The Wild Silence</i> was shortlisted for the 2021 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing. She is a regular long-distance walker and writes about nature homelessness and our relationship to the land. She lives in Cornwall with her husband Moth. <b>Raynor Winn has done it again.</b> She's achieved <b>a miracle defying all odds </b>and walking 1000 miles with her beloved husband Moth. But <b>she has also given her vast army of fans </b>- both armchair hikers and the real thing - another<b> wondrous book full of compassion humour insights closeness to nature and true bloody-minded grit. An inspiration.</b> <b>As well as a portrait of a telepathic marriage of true minds and a snapshot of a fretful island this is a soaring lament and a tub-thumping tirade - for all that is being lost for all that may yet be saved</b> <b>An inspiring and beautifully written story of hope and healing . . . We her readers are privileged to walk alongside her</b> <b>An inspirational story of love and endurance; of trails offering links to ancient times. But it's clear-eyed too on the future we're shaping</b> <b>Another heartwarming odyssey </b>this time on one of <b>the wildest walks in Britain</b> . . . Winn seems to have a bird's-eye view of Britain - <b>a map at her feet a keen eye for detail </b>particularly for social injustice. <b>Hers is a voice of empathy and integrity</b> <b>Fans of <i>The Salt Path </i>will love this </b>moving continuation of Raynor and her husband Moth's journey . . .<b> </b>Alongside<b> beautiful nature writing </b>there are<b> thought-provoking observations on our countryside </b>and the threat it is under <b>A tale of remarkable resilience and nature writing at its best</b> <b>Their journey from remote Scotland to the South West coast Path makes for inspiring reading</b> <b>Each step is recorded in luminous prose</b> <b>A captivating reflection on nature and the lines that divide and shape countries and people</b> <b>If you enjoyed <i>The Salt Path</i> . . . you'll love Raynor Winn's latest book <i>Landlines</i></b> <b>The reader . . . may struggle to keep a dry eye</b> <b>Winn has a gift for making her account profoundly human . . . In exploring what it means to be seeing a landscape possibly for the last time it achieves moments of rare vision and compassion</b> <b>If you followed Raynor and husband Moth on <i>The Salt Path </i>you will thrill to join them on this epic walk from Scotland's wild and beautiful Cape Wrath Trail. Miracles might just happen when you put your best foot forward</b> <b>I like the realism of her writing</b> about all the practicalities and discomforts the midge bites the blisters and the endless comforting cups of tea. All of this is <b>underpinned by the deep love of a long marriage. Winn writes with a personal and passionate appreciation of nature</b> <p><b>THE NO. 1 <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF <i>THE SALT PATH</i> AND <i>THE WILD SILENCE</i></b><br><br><b>Join Raynor and Moth on their remarkable 1000-mile walk from Scotland to the South West Coast Path in this powerful account of our country's land and the people that make it</b><br><br>'An inspirational story of love and endurance' <b><i>TELEGRAPH</i></b><br>'Another heartwarming odyssey this time on one of the wildest walks in Britain' <b><i>GUARDIAN</i></b><br>'Raynor Winn has done it again. An inspiration' <b>ISABELLA TREE</b><br>'A tale of remarkable resilience and nature writing at its best' <b><i>i</i></b><br><br><b><i>Some people live to walk. Raynor and Moth walk to live . . .</i></b><br>_____________<br><br>Raynor knows that her husband Moth's health is declining getting worse by the day. She knows of only one cure: the healing power of walking.<br><br>Embarking on a journey across the Cape Wrath Trail over 200 miles of gruelling terrain through Scotland's remotest mountains and lochs Raynor and Moth look to an uncertain future. Fearing that miracles don't often repeat themselves.<br><br>But for all the physical struggle there is healing. And so when their journey ends they do what they know best: they keep walking . . .<br><br>Their journey began in fear. But can it end in hope?<br><br><b>From the glens of Scotland to the familiar shores of the South West Coast Path this is the inspiring story of a thousand-mile journey and love letter to our land.</b><br>_____________<br><br><b>'As well as a portrait of a telepathic marriage of true minds and a snapshot of a fretful island this is a soaring lament and a tub-thumping tirade - for all that is being lost for all that may yet be saved' </b><i>TELEGRAPH</i><br><br><b>'An inspiring and beautifully written story of hope and healing . . . We her readers are privileged to walk alongside her' </b><i>COUNTRYFILE</i><br><br><b>'Fans of <i>The Salt Path </i>will love this </b>moving continuation of Raynor and her husband Moth's journey . . . Alongside<b> beautiful nature writing </b>there are<b> thought-provoking observations on our countryside </b>and the threat it is under' <i>GOOD HOUSEKEEPING</i><br><br><b><u>PRAISE FOR RAYNOR WINN:</u></b><br><br><b>'A beautiful thoughtful lyrical story of homelessness human strength and endurance' </b><i>GUARDIAN</i><br><b>'An astonishing narrative' </b><i>INDEPENDENT</i><br><b>'A tale of triumph: of hope over despair; of love over everything' </b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i><br><b>'The most inspirational book of this year' </b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><b>'A beautiful luminous and magical piece of writing' </b>RACHEL JOYCE<br><b>'You feel the world is a better place because Raynor and Moth are in it' </b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><b>'An uplifting illuminating read' </b><i>DAILY MIRROR</i><br><b>'Brilliant powerful and touching' </b>STEPHEN MOSS</p> <p><b>THE NO. 1 <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF <i>THE SALT PATH</i> AND <i>THE WILD SILENCE</i></b><br><br><b>Join Raynor and Moth on their remarkable 1000-mile walk from Scotland to the South West Coast Path in this powerful account of our country's land and the people that make it</b><br><br>'An inspirational story of love and endurance' <b><i>TELEGRAPH</i></b><br>'Another heartwarming odyssey this time on one of the wildest walks in Britain' <b><i>GUARDIAN</i></b><br>'Raynor Winn has done it again. An inspiration' <b>ISABELLA TREE</b><br>'A tale of remarkable resilience and nature writing at its best' <b><i>i</i></b><br><br><b><i>Some people live to walk. Raynor and Moth walk to live . . .</i></b><br>_____________<br><br>Raynor knows that her husband Moth's health is declining getting worse by the day. She knows of only one cure: the healing power of walking.<br><br>Embarking on a journey across the Cape Wrath Trail over 200 miles of gruelling terrain through Scotland's remotest mountains and lochs Raynor and Moth look to an uncertain future. Fearing that miracles don't often repeat themselves.<br><br>But for all the physical struggle there is healing. And so when their journey ends they do what they know best: they keep walking . . .<br><br>Their journey began in fear. But can it end in hope?<br><br><b>From the glens of Scotland to the familiar shores of the South West Coast Path this is the inspiring story of a thousand-mile journey and love letter to our land.</b><br>_____________<br><br><b>'As well as a portrait of a telepathic marriage of true minds and a snapshot of a fretful island this is a soaring lament and a tub-thumping tirade - for all that is being lost for all that may yet be saved' </b><i>TELEGRAPH</i><br><br><b>'An inspiring and beautifully written story of hope and healing . . . We her readers are privileged to walk alongside her' </b><i>COUNTRYFILE</i><br><br><b>'Fans of <i>The Salt Path </i>will love this </b>moving continuation of Raynor and her husband Moth's journey . . . Alongside<b> beautiful nature writing </b>there are<b> thought-provoking observations on our countryside </b>and the threat it is under' <i>GOOD HOUSEKEEPING</i><br><br><b><u>PRAISE FOR RAYNOR WINN:</u></b><br><br><b>'A beautiful thoughtful lyrical story of homelessness human strength and endurance' </b><i>GUARDIAN</i><br><b>'An astonishing narrative' </b><i>INDEPENDENT</i><br><b>'A tale of triumph: of hope over despair; of love over everything' </b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i><br><b>'The most inspirational book of this year' </b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><b>'A beautiful luminous and magical piece of writing' </b>RACHEL JOYCE<br><b>'You feel the world is a better place because Raynor and Moth are in it' </b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><b>'An uplifting illuminating read' </b><i>DAILY MIRROR</i><br><b>'Brilliant powerful and touching' </b>STEPHEN MOSS</p>