The Astronaut Wives Club

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2013
Edition: Reprint

Description: 301 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. As Their Celebrity Rose-and As Divorce And Tragedy Began To Touch Their Lives-the Wives Continued To Rally Together, Forming Bonds That Would Withstand The Test Of Time.

Publishers Description: 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 JFKs 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.

ISBN: 9780755362608