Phillipa Bowers is an artist and writer who lives in North Cornwall. See some of her sculptures and notes about her books at her 
The Secrets of the Cave by Phillipa Bowers
The loveliest image in Phillipa Bowers’s The Secrets of the Cave is the form of a woman, carved into the rock of the cave by the flow of the spring waters. At her feet, the pure water gathers in a pool lined with pink and red crystals. The water looks blood-red because of those crystals. The Lady in the cave is never described but frequently evoked in this book, which follows a young woman in England from 1930 until the end of World War II.
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Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
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