Lifelines : Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece - WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH - Julian Hoffman

*A WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH`Magical... A book that will refresh your soul.' Carol Drinkwater, author of The Olive Farm___�THE TRUE STORY OF A COURAGEOUS LEAP INTO A NEW LIFE�In 2000, burnt out by city living, Julian Hoffman and his wife Julia took a bold step: they left everything behind and moved to Prespa in northern Greece - a remote landscape of vast lakes, snow-capped mountains and stone villages. Here, their seasons are punctuated by unforgettable encounters, including nesting summer pelicans, a springtime stare-down with a bear and a winter meeting with fourteen tiny birds above a frozen doorway. Lifelines is a story of new beginnings - of searching for home in an unfamiliar place, finding community across borders and truly discovering your place in the world. �`I was enthralled and won't be the only reader making travel plans.' Gaia Vince� AN FT BEST SUMMER BOOK An inspiring read about moving abroad and starting life again. Set amongst the beautiful Greek landscape. Full of soul-warming encounters with the natural world. The perfect summer read to take on holiday, an ideal non-fiction beach book. Winner of The Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award 2026�`A Year in Provence meets The Earth Transformed as Hoffman's exquisite account of relocation to a crossroads region of Greece called Prespa deftly blends travel and nature writing with history, memoir and ecology.' Waterstones`An inspiring call to throw caution to the wind . Lifelines is not just beautiful, it is quite literally encouraging. It will make you brave.' Observer