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The Red Tent: A Novel

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The Red Tent: A Novel

by Anita Diamant
As told by: Anita Diamant

Picador | November 15, 1998 | Trade Paperback

Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah''s voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of her mothers--Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah--the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah''s story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past. Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women''s society.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Great Read

    Willa

    5 weeks ago

    This book is a great read and gives fascinating insight into life in biblical times; it kept me totally engrossed and is definitely worth a read.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Amazing

    Nico

    2 years ago

    A wonderful book about women, ancient traditions and the power of love and sex.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Mesmorizing

    Marie L.

    3 years ago

    What a great historical novel. The power of women, and the quiet strength that is possessed. This novel conveys the inner world of women, using the bible to guide the story. I read this book about 2 years ago, and still remember it as being a book I couldn't put down, and was sad, when I finished it. All women need to read this book.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Amazing & unforgettable

    Orlene Campbell

    4 years ago

    I absoluley loved this book. The story of Dinah is heartwarming and tragic. Difficut to stop reading, I was compelled to find out about Dinahs unselfish love she had for everyone...and yet praying that she too would find happiness in the end. Beautiful woven story that was intreging and woven like fine tapestry.
    A must read....ENJOY !!

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"Diamant vividly conjures up the ancient world of caravans, farmers, midwives, slaves, and artisans . . . her Dinah is a compelling narrator that has timeless resonance".--Merle Rubin, "Christian Science Monitor".

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Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah''s voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of her mothers--Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah--the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah''s story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past. Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women''s society.

Employee Review Lois from Chapters # 756, Kingston, ON

If you enjoy reading about different cultures and different periods of history, then you will love this book. The author has taken one chapter from Exodus and turned it into a full-length novel. Dinah is the only sister of Joseph and his eleven brothers. This is her story, told from the red tent, the only place in her society where women can be free of men. They go there for births, initiations, gossip and deaths, and to celebrate their femininity. After reading this book, you gain insight into how life is for a woman in a patriarchal society. If you enjoyed Memoirs of a Geisha, you won't want to miss it.

About the Author

Anita Diamant is an award-winning journalist and author of five books about contemporary Jewish life including The New Jewish Wedding and Choosing a Jewish Life: Guidebook for People Converting to Judaism and for their Family and Friends. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter.

Trade Paperback

336 Pages, 6.1 x 9.17 x 0.89 in

November 15, 1998

Picador

English


0312195516
9780312195519

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From the Critics

"Diamant vividly conjures up the ancient world of caravans, shepherds, farmers, midwives, slaves, and artisans . . . her Dinah is a compelling narrator that has timeless resonance."--Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor

"An intense, vivid novel . . . It is tempting to say that The Red Tent is what the Bible would be like if it had been written by women, but only Diamant could have given it such sweep and grace."--The Boston Globe

"The best fiction reporters create a world and bathe us in its sounds and sights, its language and climate, the intricate relationships among its inhabitants. Anita Diamant has performed this wondrous craft: She has brought forth one of those books that appear effortless precisely because the writer has pondered even the length of breath between each character''s words . . . This earthy, passionate tale, told also with great delicacy, is, quite simply, a great read."--Jane Redmont, National Catholic Reporter

"By giving a voice to Dinah, one of the silent female characters in Genesis, the novel has struck a chord with women who may have felt left out of biblical history. It celebrates mothers and daughters and the mysteries of the life cycle."--The Los Angeles Times

"A richly imagined world . . . Paints a vivid picture of what women''s society might have resembled during biblical times. Although it is a novel, it is also an extended midrash or exegesis--filling in gaps left by the biblical text."--Jewish Times

"[A] vivid evocation of the world of Old Testament women . . . The red tent becomes a symbol of womanly strength, love, and wisdom . . . Diamant succeeds admirably in depicting the lives of women in the age that engendered our civilization and our most enduring values."--Publishers Weekly

"The oldest story of all could never seem more original, more true."--James Carroll, author of An American Requiem

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