The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss
by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt, 2016, Harper
This book is basically a compilation of emails that Anderson Cooper exchanged with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, when she was over ninety years old. I was impressed with how sharp and articulat his mother is at this advanced age.
The book encapsulates the kind of conversation we should all have with our parents before they are gone. My own conversation with my mother was not very deep. I did have several good exchanges with my father before he died, but not as deep as the conversations that were captured in this book.
What I learned was that it is important to ask your parents probing questions about their lives. There is a lot to learn. It’s too late for me, but maybe I can have these conversations with my sons before I, too, am no longer here.
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