Lily Koppel is een door critici geprezen auteur, gevierd om haar vermogen om boeiende verhalen uit het verleden te ontdekken en te belichten, vaak met een focus op vrouwen wier verhalen over het hoofd zijn gezien. Haar werk wordt gekenmerkt door een scherp oog voor detail en een verhalende stijl die historische momenten en figuren levendig tot leven brengt. Koppel combineert vakkundig nauwgezet onderzoek met een meeslepende stem, waardoor het verleden relevant en herkenbaar wordt voor hedendaagse lezers. Ze heeft een uniek talent om de essentie van een tijdperk en de geest van de bewoners ervan te vangen, en biedt lezers unieke inzichten in de geschiedenis.
"The Astronauts' Wives Club" explores the transformation of astronaut wives from military spouses to American icons during the Space Age. As they navigated fame and personal struggles, these women formed lasting friendships amidst the glamour and challenges of their unique lives, revealing the untold stories behind their husbands' heroic missions.
Read the bestselling book that inspired the ABC television series. 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; JFK made it clear that platinum-blonde Rene Carpenter was his favorite; and licensed pilot Trudy Cooper arrived with a secret that needed to stay hidden from NASA. Together with the other wives they formed the Astronaut Wives Club, providing one another with support and friendship, coffee and cocktails. 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, and they have stayed friends for over half a century. THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB tells the story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history.
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.