{"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.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1567928412\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781567928419\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Hoffman, Julian\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: David R. Godine Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (May 2026)","offer_id":46291808944325,"sku":"9781567928419","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781567928419.jpg?v=1780113115","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/lifelines-searching-for-home-in-the-mountains-of-greece","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}