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Review, Compass of the Heart

These last months, I have been reading a book titled Compass of the Heart written by Priscilla Cogan. Drawing extensively from the rich indian tradition, the book reels on the importance of tradition and the fact that rich traditions of the world are going into extinction.

I bought the book at the University of Lagos,Lagos, Nigeria, where I went to attend a political conference. It took some time to read it because I felt that I was in for a boring anthropological lecture in the form of a novel.However, one of the first attractions for me was that it was published by HarperCollins, one of America's formidable publishers. Also, that there was no problem with clarity. It's a book with a universal appeal-anyone can relate to it.I bought it 500naira but according to Random House it nineteen dollars.

Love also takes centre stage even by the title. However, beyond the famed tale of love battles and triump. Compass of the Heart gives insights into the psychology of the average human being. Characters are well shaped, well carved.

Another great attraction for me are the use of worlds, quotes, limericks and songs from the indian tradition. For me, there is a lot of similarity between indian and African traditions.Check the next post for quotes for 10 best quotes used in the book.


Nevertheless, one should not be to surprised about the full grasp cogan has on her subject. Cogan is a Clinical Pyschologist with a PhD.A practitioner of pipe and sweat-lodge ceremonies . She is also the author of Winona's Web, winner of the Small Press Book Award.Its a book you wont drop when you start the very first lines. Visit for more info.