The author of the bestselling memoir that was adapted for Toronto festival hit The Salt Path issued a long statement Wednesday answering allegations about her book that were raised in a UK newspaper article.

Winn has hit back against what she's described as the "vile and heinous accusations" about herself and her husband outlined in a piece in The Observer.

The 'Salt Path' controversy deepens as Raynor Winn responds to allegations about her memoir’s accuracy and financial disputes with a former employer