Born in North East England at the end of World War II into a privileged middle class Catholic family, Philippa, a solicitors daughter, shares with the reader her life's journey.An inspirational story which is born of adversity and a yearning for a deeper meaning.A young single mother, diagnosed with a degenerative condition that would ultimately leave her completely blind. She takes the reader through her early life in the prequel to her inspiring story of spiritual quest: The Lily and the Lotus.