Landlines: The No 1 Sunday Times bestseller about a thousand-mile journey across Britain from the author of The Salt Path
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SALT PATH AND THE WILD SILENCE
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
‘An inspirational story of love and endurance’ TELEGRAPH
‘Another heartwarming odyssey, this time on one of the wildest walks in Britain’ GUARDIAN
‘Raynor Winn has done it again. An inspiration’ ISABELLA TREE
‘A tale of remarkable resilience and nature writing at its best’ i
Some people live to walk. Raynor and Moth walk to live . . .
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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.
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.
But for all the physical struggle, there is healing. And so when their journey ends, they do what they know best: they keep walking . . .
Their journey began in fear. But can it end in hope?
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.
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‘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’ TELEGRAPH
‘An inspiring and beautifully written story of hope and healing . . . We, her readers, are privileged to walk alongside her’ COUNTRYFILE
‘Fans of The Salt Path will love this moving continuation of Raynor and her husband Moth’s journey . . . Alongside beautiful nature writing, there are thought-provoking observations on our countryside and the threat it is under’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
PRAISE FOR RAYNOR WINN:
‘A beautiful, thoughtful, lyrical story of homelessness, human strength and endurance’ GUARDIAN
‘An astonishing narrative’ INDEPENDENT
‘A tale of triumph: of hope over despair; of love over everything’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘The most inspirational book of this year’ THE TIMES
‘A beautiful, luminous and magical piece of writing’ RACHEL JOYCE
‘You feel the world is a better place because Raynor and Moth are in it’ THE TIMES
‘An uplifting, illuminating read’ DAILY MIRROR
‘Brilliant, powerful and touching’ STEPHEN MOSS
No 1 Sunday Times bestseller May 2023
Latest reviews
St Just Monday Morning Reading Group 27th March 2023. Landlines. Raynor Winn. This is the third book of Raynor Winn’s story that this group has read. Though everyone agreed that this was a better book than The Wild Silence, her second, and possibly even than the first one, The Salt Path, the group on the whole was unenthusiastic about Landlines. Too repetitive, was a common complaint, the same conversations, and the same information about their past. Some readers would have liked a more individual description of each of the walking trails and landscapes the couple passed through (though others were happier with these descriptions). Some moments in the story pulled the reader in, with poetic language, but there was a lot of ‘meandering’ in between, people thought. That said, we did all admire Raynor and Moth’s tenacity, and their continuation of their journey despite all the setbacks – difficult terrain, harsh weather, poor health, bad feet, closed or unwelcoming hotels, and the problems resulting from the lockdown. We were also impressed by their navigational abilities. One reader felt that the book was stronger than the preceding two as the narrative had been focussed down to a life-or-death struggle about Moth’s illness, performing the walk being the only way to save his life, and that some of Raynor’s bitterness about the way they were treated had been left behind, Moth’s survival being the only thing that mattered any more. Another mentioned that this book, more than the others, had broadened out into a different view of the world, encompassing the wildlife they encountered, the geology and shape of the land, and the issues that Raynor saw about the ecology and its sustainability (or lack of it). We concluded that this was a truly remarkable tale, especially the ending of it and Moth’s dramatic improvement; and that fresh air and exercise benefit everybody!
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