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The Astronaut Wives Club
Lily Koppel
A True Story
Grand Central Publishing
June 2013
On Sale: June 11, 2013
288 pages
ISBN: 1455503258
EAN: 9781455503254
Kindle: B00A2C53M6
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on
death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the
brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women
were transformed from military spouses into American
royalty. They had tea with Jackie Kennedy, appeared on the
cover of Life magazine, and quickly grew into fashion icons. Annie Glenn, with her picture-perfect marriage, was the envy
of the other wives; platinum-blonde Rene Carpenter was
proclaimed JFK's favorite; and licensed pilot Trudy Cooper
arrived on base with a secret. Together with the other wives
they formed the Astronaut Wives Club, meeting regularly to
provide support and friendship. Many became next-door
neighbors and helped to raise each other's children by day,
while going to glam parties at night as the country raced to
land a man on the Moon. As their celebrity rose-and as divorce and tragic death
began to touch their lives-they continued to rally together,
and the wives have now been friends for more than fifty
years. THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB tells the real story of the
women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in
American history.
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