Astronaut Wives Club:A True Story

冷战时期，许多宇航员被美国政府送上太空。他们原本默默无闻的妻子一夜之间成为媒体关注的焦点，家庭与私生活全部被曝光，这些主妇们不得不面对这一突如其来的改变。本剧原定于2015年初播出，但种种原因一拖再拖，终于在夏季与观众见面。不知这部看上去像家庭主妇日常的故事被加上了宇航员这个背景后，是不是能够点石成金。"Themencatapultedintospaceinthe20thcenturywereinteresting,sortof.Thewomentheyleftbackonearthwerefascinating....Alivelyaccountofhowthewivescopedwithfame,fear,[and]loneliness."—People(A"GreatSummerRead"selection)"Thisisoneofthoselight,tastysummerreadsyou'llguzzledownlikeamilkshake."—EntertainmentWeekly(grade:B+)"[A]perfectbeachread."—EntertainmentWeekly's"MustList""Breezyandentertaining...[Koppel]deservescreditforrecognizingtherichnessofthesubjectmatter.Morethan50yearsafteritsinception,manyofusnowtakethespaceprogramforgranted,butKoppelremindsreadersjusthowboldandinnovativeitfeltintheSputnikera,andhowmysteriousthewildernessofspaceremains...Koppelischroniclingaculturalmomentmorethananyparticularperson,andinthissheexcels.Thedetailsaresuperb,fromthehamloavesthewomencookedtotheVirginiaSlimstheychain-smoked,thefurhotpantsandthePuccidressestheywore,theluausandshrimp-boilpartiestheythrew,andtheMercury-capsule-shapedcommunityswimmingpooltheyshared."—CurtisSittenfeld,WashingtonPost"Aremarkablestoryofperseveranceandfriendshipinatimewhenwomenhadfewrights."—TheDailyBeast(A"HotRead"selection)"Afairandaccomplishedreporter....LilyKoppeloffersagrounded,irresistibleandsociablesocialhistory....Koppel'sbookdeftlydeliversTheWifeStuff....Koppeldoesanexcellentjobofcapturingagroupportraitwithenoughhighlights,lowpoints,sunnyspotsandshadowsforindividualfeaturestoemerge....TheAstronautWivesClubiswhollyandconsistentlyinKoppel'svoice:smart,evocative,informedandwarm-anelectricfiresidechatwiththewomenwhoputmenonthemoon."—ChicagoTribune"[A]true(juicy)story.Gottalovenon-fictionthatfeelslikeabeachread:LilyKoppel'sTheAstronautWivesClubchroniclesthewivesof1960sastronauts....Putdownthatmysteryandpickupsomehistory!"—Redbook"[A]fascinating,behind-the-sceneslookatthelivesofthewomenmarriedtotheastronauts...Impressive."—TheDallasMorningNews"Intriguing,pleasantlygossipyandoften-touching....initslightandengagingway,TheAstronautWivesClubisareflectiononthegapbetweenimageandreality,andaglimpseofanunstabletimewhen"goodwives"werereckoningthecostofthatrole."—ColumbusDispatch"[An]entertainingandquirkythrowback...Thisistrulyagreatsnapshotofthetimes."—PublishersWeekly(starredreview)"Engaging....[Koppel]hitsthemark,craftinganexceptionalstorythatseriouslyexaminestheimperfectionandhumanityofAmerica'sheroicastronauts,theirwives,andtheirfamilies.Thisworkwillholdvastappealforarmchairhistorians,andthoseinterestedinfeminism,women'shistory,and20th-centuryhistory."—LibraryJournal(starredreview)"Insightfulsocialhistorywithalighttouch."—Kirkus"MadMenfansandhistorybuffsalikewon'twanttomissanewbookabout...thelivesoftheastronauts'wives.....WemeettheMercurySevenwomeninthefirstchapterofTheAstronautWivesClub,andauthorLilyKoppeldoesanicejobofstayingclosetotheirstories.Bythetimeyouseethewomen'sfacesinthepictures,you'llfeellikeyou'reamemberofthegang....It'shardtobelievenoonehasalreadywrittentheirstory,andthisreaderisgladKoppelfinallydid."—BookPage(A"NonfictionTopPick")"KoppelhaslaunchedhertalentsintoanotherorbitbywritingabookaboutAmerica'sspaceprogramthatisnotonlysmart,butalsofunandsexy....TheAstronautWivesClubisacleverandengagingbookcelebratingagroupofwomenwho,today,areoftenoverlooked--ifnotforgotten.Itisreasonabletoclaimthatthesewomenheldthespaceprogramtogetherinitsearlyyears.Koppelpaystributetotheiremotionalstaminainasympatheticyetunburdenedmanner.TheAstronautWivesClubwillmostdefinitelybeembracedinthecelebrity-thirstyworldthatwestillliveintoday;itsuniversalappealisguaranteedtospangenerationsanddemographicsofreaders.Packthisbookalongonyoursummervacationandyouareassuredtohaveagoodread,aswellasaconversationstarter,whereveryourspacecrafttakesyou."—Bookslut"Withaneyeforcolorfuldetail,Koppeltellsthestoriesofthewomenbehindtheastronauts....Thebookoftenreadslikeanovel,energizedbyeachmoonmission."—BarnardMagazine"There'shumorandheartache...we'retransportedbackintime.ThisbookisaBaby-Boomer'sdreamandisperfectforanyonewho'simaginedmovingamongthestars...[it]willsendyouoverthemoon."—TDN.com"Theonlythingmoredeliciousthantheideaforthisbookisitsexecution.Come,allyouMadMenlovers,yougirl-bonding-opusfans,youamateurhistorianswho'velookedunderrugsforunlikelyheroines...TheAstronautWivesClubrocketsusbacktotheinnocenceofaunifiedmid-centuryAmerica'sspaceracetriumphalismandtoanunselfconscioussisterhood-is-powerfulinthebud-nicethingstorecall,andmaybetakeatinybitofheedfrom,inthesemoresophisticatedbutmuchmorecomplicatedtimes."—SheilaWeller,authorofGirlsLikeUs"IfyouthoughttheonlyheroesinthehistoryofNASAwereitsastronauts;ifyouthoughttheall-AmericanfamilyregularlyseeninthepagesofLifemagazinewasthefullstoryofthoseastronauts'privatelives;andifyou'veeverdreamedofsupersonicromance,dinnersattheKennedyWhiteHouse,through-the-roofbeehives,agroupoffriendsandneighborsgoingthroughthiscrazytimewithyou,andacelebrityherohusbandwhoisthemostadmiredmaninthenation(yet,coulddieata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