Why The Salt Path is one of the great books about long-distance hiking

I don’t often read Sunday Times bestsellers, but this year I read three in quick succession, all by the same author. There aren’t that many Sunday Times bestsellers about long-distance hiking, a relatively niche genre, but there is one that has struck a chord with so many people over the last five years that it has transcended its niche and broken into the mainstream. Friends and neighbours who I wouldn’t have suspected to be fans of travel writing have been recommending it. Edita liked it so mu...