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The Wild Silence

The Wild Silence

Contemporary Literature
Pages
288
Published
2020
Language
English

Synopsis

In this sequel to The Salt Path, Raynor and Moth have a roof over their heads again but struggle to feel at home within four walls after their year on the coast. When an unexpected offer gives them the chance to rewild a neglected Cornish farm, they discover that healing — for the land, and for Moth — comes from reconnecting with the wild. A moving memoir about nature, homecoming, grief, and the fragile, stubborn business of hope.

Prose complexity
3/10

Vibe

TenseHopefulReflective

Genres

Contemporary Literature

About the author

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Raynor Winn

Raynor Winn is an English writer and long-distance walker, best known for The Salt Path (2018), a memoir recounting a walk along the South West Coast Path with her husband, Moth, after the couple lost their home and he received a diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration. She followed it with The Wild Silence (2020) and Landlines (2022); The Salt Path was adapted into a 2025 film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. In July 2025, a newspaper investigation questioned aspects of the memoir's a...