A Gift of Love: Lessons Learned From My Work and Friendship with Mother Teresa — Tenth Anniversary Edition
by Tony CointreauPublish: Aug 10, 2026Biographies & Memoirs Book Overview
Tony Cointreau grew up in the renowned Cointreau family, but his life took an extraordinary turn when he began volunteering at Gift of Love, Mother Teresa’s hospice for people dying of AIDS in New York City.
Over twelve years, Tony helped care for more than 100 men at the hospice and developed a deeply personal friendship with Mother Teresa, who became like another mother to him. Through caregiving, service, music, loss, and love, he discovered the extraordinary difference that ordinary acts of kindness can make.
In A Gift of Love: Tenth Anniversary Edition, Tony shares deeply moving memories and timeless lessons about compassion, friendship, dignity, and the transforming power of love.