Acharmingandintimatecollectionofcorrespondencebetween#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorAndersonCooperandhismother,GloriaVanderbilt,thatofferstimelesswisdomandarevealingglimpseintotheirlives.AndersonCooper’sintenselybusycareerasajournalistforCNNandCBS’60Minutesaffordshimlittletimetospendwithhisninety-oneyearoldmother.Aftershebrieflyfellill,heandGloriabeganaconversationthroughe-mailunlikeanytheyhadeverhadbefore--acorrespondenceofsurprisinghonestyanddepthinwhichtheydiscussedtheirlives,thethingsthatmattertothem,andwhattheystillwanttolearnabouteachother.Bothason’slovelettertohismotherinherfinalyearsandanunconventionalmother’slifelessonsforhergrownson,TheRainbowComesandGoesoffersararewindowintotheircloserelationshipandfascinatinglives.Intheseoftenhilariousandtouchingexchanges,theysharetheirmostprivatethoughtsandthehard-earnedtruthsthey’velearnedalongtheway.Throughout,theirdistinctivepersonalitiesshinethrough--Anderson’sdarkeroutlookontheworldisabrilliantcontrasttohismother’sidealismandunwaveringoptimism.Anappealingblendofmemoirandinspirationaladvice,TheRainbowComesandGoesisabeautifulandaffectionatecelebrationoftheprofoundanduniversalbondbetweenaparentandchild,and,likeTuesdayswithMorrie,athoughtfulreflectiononlifeandlove,remindingusofthepreciousknowledgeandinsightthatremainstobeshared,nomatterwhatageweare.
