![]() ![]() ![]() The heroine, Fanny Wincham, is based on a Mitford cousin. The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and Don’t Tell Alfred by Nancy Mitford-Semi-autobiographical novels that are wickedly funny. When England declared war on Germany, she shot herself in the head in what was, ultimately, a failed suicide attempt. The rift came when Unity joined the Nazi party and became a close friend of Hitler’s. ![]() The sister with whom Jessica was closest before the war was Unity. Perhaps her most famous book is The American Way of Death, which exposed corruption in the funeral service industry. She is best remembered as a Civil Rights activist and award winning, muck-raking journalist. Jessica chose to remain in the United States and would eventually marry again-this time to an American Civil Rights lawyer. When England declared war on Germany, Romilly joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, volunteered for service in Europe, and was declared missing in action. She became pregnant and they married and eventually settled in America. ![]() (He was also rumored to be the illegitimate son of Winston Churchill). Jessica Mitford ran away with her second cousin, a young man named Esmond Romilly who shared her Communist politics and proved it by fighting in the Spanish Civil War. ![]()
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