This is a fable about finding the heart's true desire and it is elegantly written with not a spare word. Moving fluidly from start to finish it connects directly with your consciousness in a way similar to music. Housden uses his past experiences as a leader of tours to sacred sites; we feel we are in the hands of a sensitive cartographer of the the world that Celtic mystics talk about. The author also gives a subtle and sensitive delineation of the mystical journey of the soul. Many readers will be intrigued by the fascinating links he makes between Sufism, Eastern Orthodoxy and the Divine Mother.
This is a love story that reaches into the depths of the heart while traversing the bounties of the imagination. ( )

A very earnest but ultimately silly New Agey story about a Greek living in Florence who goes on a spiritual journey through Greece & Turkey, visiting holy men (& one woman) who inspire him. ( )

Etter min mening: kvasireligiøst vissvass! ( )