… or at least a winning sub-title for my book. Technically, I think it was my editor who helped slash through the kudzu of potential taglines and help me arrive at the words that will appear under Love & Rockets. Drum roll, please!
Chasing Utopia in a Divided Israel
I think “Chasing” works better than the “Stumbling Towards” (too cute, too unclear) and conveys the sense that utopia — that dream of a better society — is always something we are in search of, the greener grass on the other side, the mirage on the horizon. It also (I hope!) suggests that the book is both about the kibbutz movement’s search for utopia and my own quest to discover what became of that dream, 100 years after the first pioneers created Degania.
So, the Chase is on. Next up: going through the editor’s notes. ANother thorough fact-check. And hopefully some cover options to mull over.
