In their youth, lovebirds Elizabeth and Ray had to fight to be together.  Conscription altered their happiness and Lizzy now has to fight her own stubbornness on a bizarre road trip to reunite her family in Amanda Hampson’s 'Lovebirds'.Hope lies in the resourcefulness and resilience of children in Kelly Rimmer’s novel, 'The Warsaw Orphan', set against the backdrop of war torn Warsaw.