Penguin has defended its publication of The Salt Path, saying it undertook due diligence and received a legal assurance from Raynor Winn that the book was factually true.

Publishing house Penguin has said it "undertook all the necessary due diligence" before releasing The Salt Path, after a series of claims about the book's veracity. A recent Observer investigation claimed English author Raynor Winn fabricated or gave misleading information about some elements of her 2018 non-fiction best-seller.

The Salt Path author ‘heartbroken’ as she defends accuracy of book - The Observer newspaper reported that Raynor Winn may have misrepresented the events that led to the couple losing their home.