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Indian Express
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
4 must-read memoirs that explore healing through travel
The Salt Path, a memoir written by Raynor Winn, had been in the spotlight recently due to allegations regarding misleading information. Published in 2018, the novel received a movie adaptation last year. It follows the story of Winn and her husband, Moth, as they walk 630 miles along the South West Coast Path in UK following the repossession of their house and Moth's diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration, a terminal illness. Grieving the loss of a home, and confronting the devastating news about Moth's illness, the journey is not merely physical, but an emotionally resonant journey about healing and renewal. Winn's description of the natural world accompanies a personal narrative and philosophical musings in this memoir. Here are a few more books that are centred around a journey that marks renewal and transformation: Four years after the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed decided to go on an eleven hundred mile long hike along the Pacific Crest trail despite not having any prior long hiking experience. Published in 2012, Wild: From Lost to Found (Atlantic Books, pages 336, Rs 499) is the story of Strayed as she navigates her way not just through the hiking trail, but also through her grief. With humour interspersed between the reflective and vulnerable prose, like the title suggests, Wild is a memoir about finding oneself after feeling lost. Spiralling into alcoholism and chaos in London, Amy Liptrot returns to her childhood home in the Orkney Islands following her rehabilitation. The Outrun is a memoir that charts Liptrot's journey from the chaos of city life to her gradual recovery as she reconnects with here hometown and the nature that surrounds it. The lyrical prose blends a deeply personal narrative with illustrative nature writing as Liptrot describes the crashing waves, the auroras, and the puffins. Following the hustle of city life, Liptrot reconnects with herself and the natural world as it turns into a solace for her. This memoir deals with an issue that is not merely personal, but also engrained in society, Following a racially motivated attack, Anita Sethi embarks on a journey across the Pennines, known as the backbone of Britain. The attack which assailed the rights of Sethi because of her race deeply traumatised her, and through each step she takes Sethi reclaims her space in the country as she contemplates about identity and belonging. I Belong Here (Bloomsbury Wildlife, pages 320, Rs 555) is a personal memoir that talks about racism, trauma, and healing. Unlike the other books mentioned on this list, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Penguin, pages 416, Rs 919) by Rachel Joyce is a fictional novel that follows Harold Fry as he embarks on a six hundred mile long journey on foot. On a seemingly usual day Harold receives a goodbye letter from an old friend he hasn't heard from in years. As he walks to the post office to send a reply, an encounter convinces him that he must deliver the letter in person and he sets off on an expedition to see his friend. En route he meets strangers and witnesses the lives of ordinary people as he looks back on his life and the events that steered the course of his life.
Miami Herald
22-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Ex-Miami cop pleads guilty to ripping off COVID loan program. He faces decades in prison
A former Miami police officer is facing up two decades behind bars in federal prison after pleading guilty to fleecing more than $200,00 from pandemic-era relief loan programs. Tramaine Liptrot, 43, pleaded guilty to wire fraud Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami federal court. Federal prosecutors say Liptrot applied for two Paycheck Protection Program federal loans on behalf of Liptrots Tax Services LLC, a company he owned. Liptrot admitted to fraudulently obtaining a PPP loan in June 2020 and falsely claiming that his company spent close to $37,000 every month to pay four employees' salaries. He also submitted a bogus tax document that stated Liptrots Tax's employees were paid more than $440,000 in 2019. Then, in March 2021, Liptrot sought another PPP loan. In that application, he said he had an average monthly payroll of more than $43,000. The tax form he provided stated that he paid more than $496,000 in wages in 2020. Since Congress adopted the pandemic relief program run by the Small Business Administration, South Florida has been one of the top sources of PPP loan fraud. Business people, law enforcement officers and others have been convicted of stealing millions from the government program by fabricating loan applications for their companies, including 17 Broward Sheriff's Office employees. READ MORE: First Broward deputy sent to prison for COVID loan fraud that put $31,000 in her pocket Several used their ill-gotten loans to buy Lamborghinis, Teslas, Porsches and other expensive cars — and flaunted their luxurious lifestyles on social media. READ MORE: Lambos. Jewels. How 'easy money' from Uncle Sam made Miami a feast for PPP fraudsters FBI Miami's Area Corruption Task Force, along with the City of Miami Police Department and SBA's Office of the Inspector General, investigated Liptrot. The former cop will be sentenced on Aug. 6 and faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
