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   Jul 19, 2013 · Seven of the first 30 astronaut wives lost their husbands during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo years. This sad, poignant book makes it clear that those women weren’t the only widows.

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   Jun 11, 2013 · The Astronaut Wives Club is a fast and entertaining look at the lives of the wives of the first American astronauts. The Mercury Seven who included the wife of John Glenn the first man to orbit Earth. The Gemini Nine that included the wife of Neil Armstrong the first man to walk on the Moon.

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   Jun 11, 2013 · Koppel (The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life through the Pages of a Lost Journal, 2008, etc.) explores the cohesiveness of a group of wives who formed an unofficial support group and their individual development during the early years of the Cold War.

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   Jun 20, 2013 · The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story. by Lily Koppel (Grand Central) In 1959, the wives of the seven original American astronauts posed for the cover of Life magazine. The space program was...

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   Jun 14, 2013 · In “The Astronaut Wives Club,” Lily Koppel reveals the pressures of the women behind the astronauts.

7. macleans.ca › culture › booksBook Review: The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story

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   Jul 19, 2013 · The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story. By Lily Koppel. It was no joy ride being married to one of America’s astronauts in the 1960s and 1970s.

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   What is The Astronaut Wives Club?

   • The Astronaut Wives Club is a fast and entertaining look at the lives of the wives of the first American astronauts. Notable among them are the wife of John Glenn, the first man to orbit Earth, and the wife of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon.

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   How long have the Astronaut Wives been friends?

   • The Astronaut Wives have been friends for over half a century. As their celebrity rose and as divorce and tragedy began to touch their lives, the wives continued to rally together, forming bonds that have withstood the test of time. THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB tells the story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history.

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   Should I write a book about the wives of the first astronauts?

   • There is a need for someone to write a book about the experiences of the wives of the first astronauts. While Tom Wolfe and Norman Mailer have provided rich and descriptive accounts of the space program, their works disappointingly and shallowly cover the wives' experiences, which are told in an uneven and disjointed way.

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   Who were the original Mercury 7 wives?

   • The original Mercury 7 wives were Louise Shepard, Betty Grissom, Annie Glenn, Rene Carpenter, Jo Schirra, Trudy Cooper, and Marge Slayton. Their husbands' ambitious careers catapulted these women into a trailblazing select group, The Astronaut Wives Club. Louise Shepard is mentioned, as well as Betty Grissom, Annie Glenn, Rene Carpenter, Jo Schirra, Trudy Cooper, and Marge Slayton. Koppel explores female friendship, support and competition.

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9. historicalnovelsociety.org › reviews › the-astronautThe Astronaut Wives Club - Historical Novel Society

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   Lily Koppel spoke with surviving wives and their families, allowing them to tell their stories in their own voices, then used those stories to construct this dishy, irreverent, bittersweet, poignant memoir.