erinmele's review
4.0
I have to say that the story of Maria Altmann is truly an amazing one, but I wasn't as impressed with the writing.
paysonmommy's review against another edition
3.0
Great follow up to the movie, written in diary form.
okc's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book. It was sweet watching this actor use to rejection and false emotions falling in love and growing after meeting Maria Altmann by sheer chance. This is really a story of when the stars align. It is also an example of a platonic love that changes both their lives.
jlrmac's review
3.0
This was a first-hand account of a man who was a caregiver to Maria Altmann for the last three years of her life, after she had successfully sued the Austrian government to get back her family's artwork that had been stolen by the Nazis. Maria's story was the basis for the movie Woman in Gold. I had heard/saw/read various articles about this book and even though it sounded a little weird, I thought I'd try the book. I also saw Woman in Gold. I didn't like the book. I didn't find it very interesting and much of it seemed like deja vu - I guess I'd had too much pre-information. The flirty relationship between the young man and the elderly Maria came across as too much and never felt OK to me. I didn't learn much more about Maria except about her close family and friends. I only finished it because I was literally stuck away from home for three days without TV, radio, or anything to read that I didn't bring myself.
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