WARRIOR: Audrey Hepburn – New Book by Robert Matzen Focuses on the Iconic Actress’ Final Chapter – Available September 28th

WARRIOR: Audrey Hepburn, to be published September 28, 2021, is the follow up to biographer Robert Matzen‘s 2019 international bestseller Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II and the first book to focus on the iconic actress’ final chapter, which surpassed the plot twist of any movie.

Warrior: Audrey Hepburn completes the story arc of Robert Matzen’s Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II. Hepburn’s experiences in wartime, including the murder of family members, her survival through combat and starvation conditions, and work on behalf of the Dutch Resistance, gave her the determination to become a humanitarian for UNICEF and the fearlessness to charge into war-torn countries in the Third World on behalf of children and their mothers in desperate need. She set the standard for celebrity humanitarians and–according to her son Luca Dotti–ultimately gave her life for the causes she espoused.

Decades before it became cool to care, Audrey Hepburn walked away from Hollywood and used her fame to capture the media attention as she charged into the most dangerous places on earth, facing bullets, bombs, criticism and cynicism as she drove herself mercilessly on a quest that would ultimately kill her.

Hepburn’s son Luca Dotti – who has written the foreword to Warrior – says “UNICEF expected that Audrey Hepburn would be a pretty princess for them at galas. What they really got was a badass solider.”

A must-read at a time when income inequality, racial justice, climate change, women’s rights and the global refugee crisis have never been more newsworthy, Warrior is an original and gripping work of celebrity biography that will turn the world’s perception of this film and fashion icon on its head, and inspire a new generation of fans.

Robert Matzen is the internationally bestselling author of Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II, Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe, and six other books. He has appeared on broadcast programs around the world and his byline has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, among other publications. Luca Dotti is the son of Audrey Hepburn and Italian psychiatrist Professor Andrea Dotti. Luca is co-author (with Luigi Spinola) of the New York Times bestseller Audrey at Home: Memories of My Mother’s Kitchen and two other books. He has long been involved with the Audrey Hepburn’s Children’s Fund, which helps children in need around the world.