The Astronaut’s Wife by Stacey Morgan

How Launching My Husband into Outer Space Changed the Way I Live on Earth

Stacey Morgan writes this book about her life as an astronaut’s wife in a next-door neighbor conversational tone. I enjoyed listening to the audio book, which she narrates.  Her style is much like Annie Downs and Rachel Hollis.  She encourages her readers to live life to the fullest, which in her case includes parachuting out of an airplane while her kids and husband wait on the ground.

I liked learning about what life was like for an astronaut’s family.  She also had plenty of suggestions for women whose husbands had more earth-bound jobs.  How to form lasting bologna-is-on-sale friends, creating connection with your husband despite distance, and how to cope when you hit a wall, what covid isolation was like for a returning astronaut, are a few of the topics she covers in this chat with her readers.

I recommend this book as a jump-starter for some interesting conversations with close friends or your own husband. It was an entertaining and informative read.