The Last LifeboatHeart wrenching . . . a story that needs to be remembered FERN BRITTON Enthrallingly told . . . its extraordinary how despite everything hope for the future shines out RACHEL HORE Liverpool 1940. Alice King stands on the deck of SS Carlisle, waiting to escort a group of children to Canada as overseas evacuees. She is finally doing her bit for the war. In London, as the Blitz bombs rain down and the threat of German invasion looms, Lily Nicholls