{"product_id":"lifelines-9781783968664","title":"Lifelines : Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece - WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe true story of a courageous leap into a new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\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, which they would soon call 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\u003cp\u003eRead this if you loved...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa Vie by John Lewis-Stempel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Land Where Lemons Grow by Helena Attlee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravels with Epicurus by Daniel Klein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Julian Hoffman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMemoirs, European history, Conservation of the environment, Natural history, Travel writing\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 Jul 2026 by Elliott \u0026amp; Thompson Limited.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Julian Hoffman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320639201658,"sku":"9781783968664","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781783968664.jpg?v=1790659985","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/lifelines-9781783968664","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}