Rudi Unterthiner, a renowned cosmetic surgeon to the people of Hollywood, has written a semi-autobiographical novel based on his experiences as a cosmetic surgeon to some of the stars of Hollywood.
It is the story of Dr. Paul Reiter who struggles with his work as a plastic surgeon while his true passion is to use his skills to help the needy and those requiring constructive surgery.
It takes his wife to teach acceptance of his role and to understand the relationship between faces and souls as he works with the stars of Hollywood and the poor of California and the Mexican Indians of the Baja Peninsula of Mexico.
The novels is filled with intriguing characters, especially that of Dr. Paul Reiter and his wife Lynda.
It is inspirational as well as entertaining as Unterthiner writes with authority and feeling.
