''A pleasure to read. Diethe corrects the superficiality that has characterized prior treatment of Elisabeth Forster-Nietzsche, offering a nuanced explanation of her perspective and motivations and in turn illuminating hitherto under-examined aspects of the life, work, and psychology of Nietzsche himself.'' Kathleen Higgins, author of Comic Relief, Nietzsche's Gay Science ''Diethe has written a much-needed book. Recommended.'' CHOICE ''Diethe does a remarkably even-handed and often insightful job of not only conveying the damage done by Elisabeth Forster-Nietzsche, but her personality as well. Her understanding of Nietzsche is obviously profound.'' Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences