THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES: A MOTHER AND SON ON LIFE, LOVE AND LOSS
By Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
I decided to read this book because the concept intrigued me – Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt, two such successful and well-known celebrities, son and mother, getting to know each other a little better through emails. I’m not much for reading autobiographies of celebrities (except for musicians and songwriters). This book sounded as if it would be different than the usual celebrity tell-all. It took me a couple of chapters to really warm up to their email chit-chat, and maybe that’s because it was the same for them, a little tentative at first and then full-blown discussions of how each of their lives have unfolded and why. By the end of the book, I was thoroughly engrossed, as they exposed more of their feelings and joys and fears, and how their lives have been shaped by the events in their families. It was touching to read about things that Anderson Cooper only found out about his 91 year old mother through these emails. I know I’ll never watch Anderson Cooper on TV again without trying to see behind those blue eyes and thinking about the things he shared regarding his own personality.
Reviewed July 2016
House of Black and Blue 