{"product_id":"lifelines-searching-for-home-in-the-mountains-of-greece","title":"Lifelines by Julian Hoffman (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 2000, Julian Hoffman and his wife Julia found themselves disillusioned with city life. Overwhelmed by long commutes, they stumbled upon a book about Prespa, Greece - a remote corner of Europe filled with stone villages, snow-capped mountains and wildlife. What began as curiosity soon transformed into a life-changing decision: to make Prespa their home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrespa is a crossroads. Where three countries come together around two huge lakes, where limestone collides with granite and heat-pulsing Mediterranean ecosystems meet their colder, Balkan relatives. Here, languages, wartime histories and rivers converge, and pelicans, bears and people leave their footprints on the water’s edge – next to unexploded bombs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLifelines is not only the tale of a courageous leap into a new life, but of seasons punctuated by unforgettable encounters, from a stare-down with a bear surrounded by Spring wildflowers to a deep-winter meeting with fourteen wrens sheltering above a frozen doorway. And into this place encircled by mountains, Julian seamlessly weaves an intricate web of stories – of conflict and possibility; of refuge lost and found; of the wild lifelines that connect us all as we move through the world seeking a home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somiibooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53843166069079,"sku":"9781783968664","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9781783968664.jpg?v=1782067449","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/lifelines-searching-for-home-in-the-mountains-of-greece","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}