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The astronaut wives club : a true story

"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 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"-- Provided by publisher
Large Print Book, English, 2013
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Grand Central Publishing, New York, 2013
Large type books
pages (large print)
9781455529582, 9781455503254, 1455529583, 1455503258
817582773
Introducing the wives
Think pink
The cookies
Jackie
Primly stable
Squaresville
Space City, U.S.A
The galaxy ball
Togethersville
The astro-pageant
The lemon
Women's lib
Susie
The dark side of the Moon
The giant leap
Everywoman