Overview

• Raynor Winn posted excerpts of three NHS clinic letters confirming Moth Winn’s long-term treatment for corticobasal degeneration.
• She has engaged legal advisers and refused further comment on The Observer’s claims that parts of her memoir were misrepresented.
• The Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association terminated its relationship with the couple, citing unanswered questions about their story.
• Publisher Penguin Michael Joseph affirmed it conducted standard pre-publication due diligence and delayed the October release of Winn’s fourth memoir, On Winter Hill.
• The controversy has intensified scrutiny of fact-checking practices in nonfiction publishing and highlighted legal risks tied to author warranties.