The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel

The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel

As American astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from shy military spouses to American royalty: having tea with Jackie Kennedy, attending high society galas, and being featured on the cover of Life magazine. They quickly grew into fashion icons, donning sherbet-swirled Pucci dresses and lacquering their hair into extravagant rocket styles (to match their husbands' spaceships). Annie Glenn was the envy of the other wives, with her many magazine features; platinum-blonde bombshell Rene Carpenter was proclaimed JFK's favourite; homely Betty Grissom worried her husband was having affairs; Louise Shepard just wanted to be left alone to her card games; and licensed pilot Trudy Cooper arrived on base with a dirty secret. Together they rallied to form the Astronaut Wives Club, which has now turned into over 40 years of enduring friendship. Sexy and sophisticated, rich in melodrama, and set against the uniquely atmospheric backdrop of the Space Age, THE ASTRONAUTS' WIVES CLUB tells the real story behind some of the biggest heroes in American history, chronicling their romantic, domestic, and public dramas during the Mad Men era.

This is a fun, unusual read -- Camilla Long * The Sunday Times *
THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history* Good Reads *
Much of the tale is touching and funny... It's a wonderful book. If you're interested in the US space programme you'll love it. If you're not it might be the book that gets you interested. * The Spectator Blog *
Absorbing * Hello *
Terrific...both authoritative and nicely gossipy and the same time. * Readers Digest *

Lily Koppel is the bestselling author of The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal. She writes for the New York Times, and her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the New York Times Book Review, the Huffington Post, and Glamour.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9780755362592
ISBN 10	0755362594
Titel	The Astronaut Wives Club
Autor	Lily Koppel
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Headline Publishing Group
Erscheinungsjahr	2013-06-06
Seitenanzahl	320
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.