The rainbow comes and goes book club discussion

What questions could everyone answer and discuss, no matter where they are in th. Readers questions about the rainbow comes and goes. A mother and son on life, love, and loss because years ago i learned that anderson had lost his father when he was 10 years old and his brother committed suicide when he was 21. Join fellow readers for lively and thoughtprovoking conversation about excellent books. We are project managers of the port harcourt world book capital 2014 year. The rainbow comes and goes reading group choices book. It was written from the emails between son, anderson cooper, and his mom, gloria vanderbilt. The title the rainbow comes and goes comes from a wordsworth poem that vanderbilt is fond of quoting, as it expresses her optimistic philosophy on life and how to live it. When you choose a popular book club book, you can often find a wealth of book discussion questions already written for you. An appealing blend of memoir and inspirational advice, the rainbow comes and goes is a beautiful and affectionate celebration of the profound and universal bond between a parent and child, and, like tuesdays with morrie, a thoughtful reflection on life and love, reminding us of the precious knowledge and insight that remains to be shared, no. Four years ago, she writes, married to the father of my three children, i fell in love with a woman. Discussions are often lively and this is a wonderful way to make new friends.

Listen to author interview enlarge book cover audio excerpt. Its a book about two lonely, lost souls, both of whom suffered great losses in their lives. The rainbow comes and goes is not a book about money. An appealing memoir with inspirational advice, the rainbow comes and goes is a beautiful and affectionate celebration of the universal bond between a parent and a child, and a thoughtful reflection on life, reminding us of the precious insight that remains to be shared, no matter our age. The rainbow faq frequently asked questions about rainbows. The rainbow comes and goes by rebecca see profile 060916. The rainbow comes and goes is a best book club book for discussion, a collection of correspondence anderson cooper and his mother, gloria vanderbilt, on life, love, and loss. Vanderbilt and her son, cooper, relate the touching story of how an epistolary exchange created new emotional intimacy between them.

Cnns anderson cooper and his famous mom engage in a booklength dialogue about their relationship. The rainbow comes and goes audiobook listen instantly. A mother and son on life, love, and loss by anderson cooper. Vanderbilt well, i brought it up in writing this rainbow comes and goes book, because it was something that was haunted me for most of my life because my father was an alcoholic. Purchase of the book, ebook, or audiobook from fountain bookstore is required to attend meeting. The rainbow comes and goes is a best book club book for discussion, a collection of correspondence anderson cooper and his mother, gloria vanderbilt. But it was very well written and the ending was so be. Many books have reading guides at the end of the book that are perfect to use for your book club. Books, dates and times are decided by the group at each meeting, and discussion is led by a volunteer. In that vein, this springs the rainbow comes and goes. Indeed, some of its drama verges on the biblical, notably the sensational 1930s custody battle that brought the young vanderbilt international renown. And i always had the fear that i might, too, have inherited that.

The rainbow comes and goes cooper, anderson vanderbilt. Rainbows may in fact come and go, but this revealing take on the forces that shaped two dynamic lives promises to have real staying power. The rainbow comes and goes anderson cooper paperback. A mother and son on life, love, and loss by cooper, anderson vanderbilt, gloria correspondence between the cnn journalist and his celebrated mother, exchanged in the aftermath of the latters brief illness, shares a rare window into their relationship and the life lessons imparted by an aging mother to her adult son. Both a sons love letter to his mother and an unconventional moms life lessons for her grown son, the rainbow comes and goes offers a rare window into their. The club will be meeting tuesday, august 29th at 5. This informal group meets 34 times a summer on wednesdays from 10. When his mother was hospitalized at ninetyone, cooper realized there were questions about her life that he had never asked. A mother and son on life, love, and loss is an exchange of intimate personal correspondence conducted via email while the nowninetytwoyearold vanderbilt stayed mostly in her luxury apartment in manhattan while cooper jetted around the globe covering news assignments, mostly in locales ravaged by war or. Books to be discussed are available for check out just ask at the circulation desk.

Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The rainbow comes and goes by anderson cooper and gloria vanderbilt is the result of a year of email exchanges between a son and his mother. Find resources for your book club, whether it meets in your living room or across cyberspace. The rainbow comes and goes by anderson cooper overdrive. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Intimations of immortality from recollections of early childhood with explanations.

The rainbow comes and goes by diana cooper, 9781784873035, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. While the concept of open book discussion at your book club is easy to grasp, it is a. I have two questions so far, but am bogging down a bit. Intimations of immortality from recollections of early childhood study guide. A mother and son talk about life, love, and loss coauthored by cnn anchor anderson cooper and his mother, gloria vanderbilt yields plenty of glittering nuggets. An appealing memoir with inspirational advice, the rainbow comes and goes is a beautiful and affectionate celebration of the universal bond between a parent and a child, and a thoughtful reflection on life, reminding us of the precious insight that remains to be shared, no matter our agemore. Anderson and gloria learn in the book that they had each fantasized. If you were to write a letter to yourself at 17, what would you say. The book primarily focuses on glorias life, providing insight into her glamorous but tumultuous adolescence that saw her pushed into the center of a fierce custody. Toward the end of the book, gloria writes a letter to her 17yearold self. Their email correspondence conversations between a mother and son about topics they had rarely broached with each other are now the basis of.

The book club is a nonprofit organisation set up in nigeria in 2005. The rainbow book club rbc seeks to contribute to the development of african society by encouraging people to read. Mother and son write about the pain of loss and how they have survived. A mother and son on life, love, and loss by anderson cooper and gloria vanderbilt though anderson cooper has always considered himself close to his mother, his intensely busy career as a journalist for cnn and cbs affords him little time to spend with her. Dear literary lady, i want to ask questions at my book club so that everyone can participate, even if theyre waaay behind on the reading. What do you think of the phrase, the rainbow comes and goes. This latest book on her life, released in 2016, further explores the intriguing life journey of an american icon. The book club meets monthly for informal discussion. The rainbow comes and goes is structured as an exchange of email messages between anderson and gloria. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. For more detailed information about rainbows check out the rainbow page and the rainbow simulator. Does it apply to your own life, too, and if so, how. The rainbow comes and goes by anderson cooper and gloria vanderbilt.

Why do you think it took anderson and gloria so long to have this kind of discussion. Summary of the rainbow comes and goes by anderson cooper and gloria vanderbilt includes analysis. A mother and son on life, love, and loss kindle edition by cooper, anderson, vanderbilt, gloria. An appealing blend of memoir and inspirational advice, the rainbow comes and goes is a beautiful and affectionate celebration of the profound and universal. An appealing memoir with inspirational advice, the rainbow comes and goes is a beautiful and affectionate celebration of the universal bond between a parent and a child, and a thoughtful reflection on life, reminding us of the precious insight that. This book will forever hold a special place in my heart. The rainbow comes and goes anderson cooper hardcover. After fashion designer and society icon vanderbilt, now 92, became. A mother and son on life, love, and loss publication date. The motherson bond has been a writers gold mine since the new testament. Summary the reader is both a literary surprise and a moral challenge. If you cant find specific discussion questions for your novel, use our generic book club discussion questions for fiction.