{"product_id":"9781783968640","title":"Lifelines","description":"Author: Julian Hoffman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781783968640\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Elliott \u0026amp; Thompson\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\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. What began as curiosity soon transformed into a life-changing decision: to make Prespa their home.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Prespa 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Lifelines 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46581751414942,"sku":"HPC-9781783968640","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781783968640.jpg?v=1772679230","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781783968640","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}