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narrated by Orlagh Cassidy The basics: The Astronaut Wives Club  offers extraordinary access into the actions, thoughts and feelings of the wives of the Mercury Seven, the Gemini missions, and the Apollo missions. It's a look at what life was really like for these women. Through these women, Koppel also tells the story of the space program and the world at that time. My thoughts: I downloaded this audiobook from the library on a whim, and it ended up being a fabulous listening experience. I am definitely young enough that I took space travel for granted. The Astronaut Wives Club  took me back to the time when space travel was beginning. I was riveted as the wives of the Mercury Seven transitioned from military wives with humble lives into media celebrities. For women who were so frequently portrayed in the media at the time, The Astronaut Wives Club  offers a behind-the-scenes look into what it was really like, from the every day moments to how they supp...