Mark McGinness

Jessica Mitford and Esmond Romilly – crusaders, chancers, spongers

A review of Churchill’s Rebels: Esmond Romilly and Jessica Mitford, by Meredith Whitford. Esmond’s bravery and Jessica’s wit make them riveting subjects

All too briefly together: Esmond and Jessica working behind a bar in Miami in 1940. [Getty Images / Alamy / Bridgeman Images]

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