{"product_id":"lifelines-searching-for-home-in-the-mountains-of-greece-9781567928419","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julian Hoffman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David R. Godine Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.20w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567928419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e has lived beside the Prespa lakes in the mountains of northern Greece for the past quarter of a century. His previous book, \u003ci\u003eIrreplaceable: The Fight to Save Our Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Highly Commended Finalist for the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation 2020 and a Royal Geographical Society 'Book of the Year'. His debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Small Heart of Things\u003c\/i\u003e, was chosen by Terry Tempest Williams as the winner of the 2012 AWP Award for Creative Nonfiction. It also won a National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History Literature and was a finalist for both the Foreword Book of the Year in Ecology and Environment and the ASLE Book Award for Literature and Environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Julian Hoffman \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48311288430749,"sku":"9781567928419","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2d4bf1aa-5395-403f-8fe3-0822e250f22b.jpg?v=1779260595","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/lifelines-searching-for-home-in-the-mountains-of-greece-9781567928419","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}