“Modesty and Assurance in Heterodox Psychotherapy” might be a more apt title for this collection of essays by an experienced and thoughtful British therapist, not well known to most American readers. The book is of the genre of offerings by senior teacher/supervisors who, one can easily imagine, have been urged by students to bring their ideas to a larger audience. This is Klein's second such effort. It is composed of 10 chapters, one of which is a reprinted paper; seven are versions of recent lectures. The pieces are woven together with clarity and style to form a singular perspective with minimal redundancy. It is an easy read, but its themes and theses challenge concepts (particularly, transference, countertransference, fantasy, and construction) widely held in