{"product_id":"lifelines-searching-for-home-in-the-mountains-of-greece","title":"Lifelines: Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A book that will refresh your soul.\"--Carol Drinkwater, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of shelter, generosity and welcome--and a courageous leap into a new life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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, which they would soon call home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLifelines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 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.","brand":"Julian Hoffman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47481686917356,"sku":"9781567928419","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781567928419.jpg?v=1775646904","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/lifelines-searching-for-home-in-the-mountains-of-greece","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}