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For thousands of years, humans and grazing animals moved with the seasons in search of pasture. On the flanks of the Pirin Mountains, the last true pastoralists continue this ancient practice as a way of life. Here, the paths are formed by dogs, shepherds, horses and sheep, moving together. Few people survive a whole summer in the alpine highlands, where human lives are as precarious as the lives of animals they care for - or who care for them...

Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and a nexus for wild plant gatherers, Elixir is an unforgettable exploration of the deep connections between people, plants and place.'Kassabova had me under her spell from page one'GUARDIANOver several seasons, Kapka Kassabova spends time with the men and women of this magical region. She witnesses their rare knowledge, not only of mountain plants and the anci...

A search for a cure to what ails us in the Anthropocene by the award-winning author of BorderIn Elixir, in a wild river valley and amid the three mountains that define it, Kapka Kassabova seeks out the deep connection between people, plants, and place. The Mesta is one of the oldest rivers in Europe and the surrounding forests and mountains of the southern Balkans are an extraordinarily rich nexus for plant gatherers.Over several seasons, Kass...

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Elixir is a journey in search of a cure, a journey shaped by one river and three mountains. Kapka Kassabova takes us to the valley of the Mesta river, where the surrounding forests and mountains are a nexus for wild plant gatherers. Through the prism of the valley, exploring the deep connections between people, plants and place, she finds a story with vast resonance for us all. Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of thi...

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Fischer, Hausierer, Witwen, Waisen - Opfer, Täter und jene, denen es gelungen ist, sich aus den Verstrickungen zu befreien. Wie in einem Brennglas werden die Konflikte und Tragödien von Nationalstaaten in jenem Winkel Europas sichtbar, in den uns Kapka Kassabova führt: das zwischen Nordmazedonien, Albanien und Griechenland aufgeteilte Gebiet um den Ohrid- und Prespasee. Es ist verbunden mit ihrer eigenen Familiengeschichte, und so wird aus der...

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. Two vast lakes joined by underground rivers. Two lakes that have played a central role in Kapka Kassabova's maternal family. As she journeys to her grandmother's place of origin, Kassabova encounters a civilizational crossroads. The Lakes are set within the mountainous borderlands of North Macedonia, Albania and Greece, and crowned by the old Roman road, the via Egnatia. Once a trading...

The celebrated author of Border explores a mysterious, ancient, and little-understood corner of EuropeLake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. Two ancient lakes joined by underground rivers. Two lakes that seem to hold both the turbulent memories of the region's past and the secret of its enduring allure. Two lakes that have played a central role in Kapka Kassabova's maternal family. As she journeys to her grandmother's place of origin, Kassabova encounter...

The acclaimed author of "Border" explores the civilisational crossroads represented by the two lakes connected by underground rivers in the borderlands of North Macedonia, Greece and Albania, reckoning with this area's importance in her own story.

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Takes the reader on a vivid journey through the haunted borderlands that once made up the easternmost stretch of the old Iron Curtain - that today marks the outer reaches of Europe.

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