The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel
Like New condition second hand copy for £6.00, sold by jsandersbooks on ReReadz.
- Author
- Lily Koppel
- Price
- £6.00 plus tracked UK delivery from £2.99
- Condition
- Like New
- Format
- Paperback
- Published
- 2014
- ISBN
- 9780755362622
- Sold by
- jsandersbooks
About this copy
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.
Paperback, First Edition, First Printing, 1, Headline, UK, 2014. The book is Fine. The illustrated cover has only very slight edge wear. The spine is sound, with no creases and the book has no inscriptions. The pages are very clean and unmarked . Sent within 24 hours. Ref: BK1957.