{"product_id":"lifelines-by-julian-hoffman-9781783968640","title":"Lifelines","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\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. What began as curiosity soon transformed into a life-changing decision: to make Prespa their home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLifelines\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46986529046764,"sku":"9781783968640","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4301233482823.jpg?v=1762997260","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/lifelines-by-julian-hoffman-9781783968640","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}