Chloe Hadjimatheou

Then, last year, the book was turned into a Hollywood film.

Homeless, actually.

We lost everything.

But I had so many questions about what was and wasn't true.

Were Rainer and Moth really homeless?

Did they really walk the entire 630-mile southwest coastal path as they claimed?

And how was Moth defying medical science following a diagnosis for a terminal illness?

I'm Chloe Hajimotheou, and from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer, this is The Walkers, the real salt path.

How far can you bend the truth before it begins to break?

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tortoise. Just a warning before we start. This episode includes descriptions of sexual abuse and strong language. Last time on Lucky Boy.

tortoise. Just a warning before we start. This episode includes descriptions of sexual abuse and strong language. Last time on Lucky Boy.

At first, Gareth doesn't really notice when this pretty ordinary-looking man gets on at Golders Green tube station.

At first, Gareth doesn't really notice when this pretty ordinary-looking man gets on at Golders Green tube station.

He seems to be staring at him. So Gareth looks up and eventually he places the guy. He was a couple of years above him at Christ College School.

He seems to be staring at him. So Gareth looks up and eventually he places the guy. He was a couple of years above him at Christ College School.

They exchange a few bland pleasantries and then he says, this man smiles and he leans over and he says something like, now I remember you. You were the one fucking that chemistry teacher, Miss Bowen. And then he delivers a line that's stuck in Gareth's head.