{"product_id":"lifelines-julian-hoffman-9781567928419","title":"Lifelines: Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1567928412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567928419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David R. Godine Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Julian Hoffman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47427344466175,"sku":"9781567928419","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f78092ca-eb7d-4400-87b2-b0f695953c9c.jpg?v=1761578971","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lifelines-julian-hoffman-9781567928419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}