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Utterly relevant to our times.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - \u003cem\u003eLee Durrell, MBE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Knockout beautiful... a lifeline in itself.’\u003c\/span\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeggie Carew\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverwhelmed 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. Prespa is a crossroads. 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