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A touching and intimate correspondence between Anderson Cooper and his mother?? Gloria Vanderbilt?? offering timeless wisdom and a revealing glimpse into their lives

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. After she suffers a brief but serious illness at the age of ninety-one?? they resolve to change their relationship by beginning a year-long conversation unlike any they had ever had before. The result is a correspondence of surprising honesty and depth in which they discuss their lives?? the things that matter to them?? and what they still want to learn about each other.

Both a son??s love letter to his mother and an unconventional mom??s life lessons for her grown so