Questioning Return

1. Every Year almost 700,000 Americans visit Israel, this novel focuses on the year long visit of an American Graduate student and her experiences of the Holy Land.2. The protagonist, Wendy Goldberg is writing her dissertation on American's who decide to do "Aliya"--permanently move to Israel from their homes and lives in the United States. Every year thousand make this same decision. This novel focuses on the Americans who have decided to "return" to Israel permanently. Why have they made this choice? Is life better in Israel? What would motivate them to leave the United States to live in Israel? Do they have any regrets? What are their lives like? What ties to the United States do their retain or give up?