The Accidental Caregiver: Part II will be released in Spring 2020! The life story of Maria Altmann inspired the 2015 film "Woman in Gold" starring Helen Mirren. When thirty-two-year-old actor Gregor Collins reluctantly interviewed for a job as a caregiver more out of a favor to a friend - he had no idea his life was about to change forever. Seconds into a chance meeting in 2008 with, it would turn out, a world-renowned Holocaust refugee named Maria Altmann, there was an unexplainable magic in the air - it felt as if they had already met. And Collins was suddenly thrown into a situation with which he had never before been confronted: caring for someone other than himself. Gregor offers us a personal and unprecedented look at Maria over the three intimate years he cared for her - her thrilling escape from the Nazis, her fight and subsequent win in the landmark Supreme Court Case to return original Gustav Klimt artwork that belonged to her family in Austria, and the extraordinary people she met along the way. But the real heart of the story transcends mere historical fact. Through a refreshingly raw portrayal of their unlikely and unbreakable bond, imbued with humorous, candid anecdotes about his mercurial relationship with Hollywood, Gregor takes us on a deeply emotional journey of how he opened up his heart to a 92-year-old woman in need - and in turn experienced the love he had been searching for his entire life. "Gregor provides an intimate portrayal of the Maria Altmann that only her closest friends and family were privileged to see, and that others could only imagine ." -E. Randol Schoenberg, attorney and key character in the film "Woman in Gold" "It is not simply a memoir: it is a stirring testament to the immeasurable legacy of Maria Altmann; Collins' magnum opus is nothing less than an enlightened insight to the best of the human soul." -Paul K. DiCostanzo, Managing Editor, TGNR (tgnreview.com) "In his captivating diary about Maria Altmann's final three years of life, Collins portrays a Golden Lady and the eventful century she survived and lived... a memorable story of suffering, history, art, memories, fun, and love." -Austrian Cultural Forum New York "Collins's affection for Maria comes out on every page—variously reverent, poignant, awestruck, and romantic." -Publishers Weekly "Astonishing and self-assured... moments of hilarity alternate with deeply tender scenes... a beautiful memoir not to be missed." –Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Collins captures the charm, magnetism, flirtatious, funny, acerbic and wise sides of that extraordinary woman for whose affection I vied. Bless him for keeping her memory alive." -Stephen Lash, Chairman Emeritus of Christie's Americas "Gregor won't have been the first person to have experienced such a deeply connected relationship with someone thrice his age, but he may well be the first who has documented it as courageously as he has." -Lesley Alomi, high school English teacher, Perth, Australia "Collins has succeeded on so many levels in relating this extremely personal story to the reader - it tugs the heartstrings and then yanks them at just the right time. You should discover this book." -LA-based Street Artist WRDSMTH "A lovely story of an extraordinary connection." -Janet Faraone, Vice President, Tuckahoe Woman's Club "Heartfelt, joyous, sad... and every emotion in between." –Erika Finn, Huffington Post "Gregor Collins discovers history, heroism and himself through the unexpected humor and wit of his 92-year-old companion Maria Altmann." –Sarah Rorimer, writer and granddaughter of "Monuments Man" James Rorimer "Gregor Collins's unconventional story of love is Harold and Maude meets When Harry Met Sally--two souls bound together with glue and good humor...life-affirming and life-changing." -Vicki Abelson, creator and host of Vicki Abelson's Women Who Write "The Accidental Caregiver" is a tour de force not only of care-giving but of love-giving... a moving, compassionate, beautifully wrapped gift for future generations to come." -Alice Kornitzer, Co-Artistic Director/Dramaturge, Omnivore Productions (London) "The Accidental Caregiver takes you on a wonderful, heartwarming journey of love and loss... a May/December romance story come to life." –Bobbi Kroot, board president of the Center for Successful Aging, and executive of the Jewish studies program at Indiana University. "Collins brought Altmann alive in a way the court cases and other sources have not done." -Zari Harat, English teacher and business coach in Hamburg "Gregor made the last three years of my mother's life worth living." -Chuck Altmann "From the most unlikely of unlikely romances comes a deeply felt, touching, humorous exploration of what love and age mean in today's world. I can't recommend this book highly enough." -Stan Evans, Emmy-award winning writer, and author of the critically acclaimed memoir Box of Mustaches "One of the most beaut