About the Author

Dr. Harvey A. Kaplan is a psychotherapist who lives and practices in New York City.

Reviews

In Saving Beauty, Harvey Kaplan has written a very beautiful and moving book. There is a nobility about his disabled wife, Suzanne, as surely as there is in Harvey, her loving and empathic caretaker. The reader feels deeply for the difficult path taken by both of their lives, and perhaps never again will take a loved one's state of health or presence for granted, or, indeed, our own. The book is engrossing reading, as we watch Suzanne's beauty and strength diminish over the years, and observe Harvey gradually becoming a deeper and more compassionate human being. Kaplan writes frankly, openly, and sincerely. As a result, he has created a moving and heart breaking book. Alma H. Bond, Ph.D., Http: //al ma_bond.tripod.com, author of 15 published books, including Margaret Mahler: A Biography of the Psychoanalyst. These days, so many more of us confront the transient nature of life. In fact, it seems one must love transience in order to love life itself. Dr. Kaplan's book about his marriage, his wife, Suzanne, and the love they shared is moving but its analytic precision enhances its emotional power, creating a memorable and special experience for the reader. Saving Beauty is an absolutely marvelous book. It is at times sad and at times moving and humorous. Throughout Dr. Kaplan writes of his love and marriage to Suzanne with a consistently high level of analytic precision. Richard Bey, radio and TV Host Saving Beauty is a wrenching memoir of loss and a passionate love story at once. Harvey Kaplan writes directly from the heart and with uncommon insight and honesty. Hilma Wolitzer, author, Doctor's Daughter and Summer Reading An exceptionally intelligent, sensitive and brave account of serious illness as it impacted a marriage. Dr. Kaplan's book is a dramatic contribution to our lives that challenges many of our cherished assumptions about health and illness, love and devotion. The ingenuities Kaplan and his wife (also an analyst) brought to the amelioration of their unrelenting dilemma, and their struggles to extend their lives together, make for an extraordinarily moving narrative. David Hoddeston, Ph.D. Professor English, Rutgers University