🔥Deserters & Destroyers - a Spy-Thriller Elopement 🕵️‍♀️

While the rest of the Mitfords panicked, Jessica and Esmond were busy executing a spy-thriller escape to Spain that involved a high-seas pursuit by a British naval destroyer. From a sister’s ultimate betrayal to scandalous Newspaper headlines, this is the story of how Decca the "Red Sheep" finally burned her bridges with the aristocracy. 

Chapters: 

0:00:00 Intro & Recap (the 1930s was uncertain times)

0:05:54 Enter Esmond & Decca leaving her family behind

0:11:31 The elopement - a spy-thriler escape

0:15:22 Who do you call? - someone influential with a destroyer

0:21:47 A delicious trap for Decca

0:25:23 The betrayal of a sister

0:28:35 Esmond & Decca make it to Spain - for a bit

0:33:16 Pressure back & forth and Big Scandal Headlines

0:39:09 The rebels fight back and get married 

0:44:11 Wrap & Outlook (they’re out of money and pregnant)

For everyone who wants to dive deeper into Jessica Mitford's life, we recommend the following books:

• “Hons and Rebels” by Jessica Mitford (her first memoir)
• “A Fine Old Conflict” by Jessica Mitford (her second memoir)
• "Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford" by Carla Kaplan

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Tags: #MitfordSisters #JessicaMitford #SpanishCivilWar #WinstonChurchill #Nazis #Communists #1930sEurope #TrueStories #spythriller

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