“My mother has taken an interest in utopian texts, now that Florida seems to be heading in the opposite direction, though every time she describes one of these alleged paradises they sound a little terrifying. Too much manual labor and religious fervor. In the end, my mother often seems disappointed by these utopias too; she is still searching for her true north.” ReligionReadingBooksLaborParadiseFloridaUtopiaDirectionUtopian Books Book:State of Paradise Source: State of Paradise