The Red Tent

The Red Tent

• Author: Diamant, Anita.
• Publisher: Picador
• Pages: 352
• Publication Date: 2007
• Edition: 10th Anniversary
• Binding: Paperback
• MSRP: 8.98
• ISBN13: 9780312427290
• ISBN: 0312427298
• Other ISBN: 9781429903639
• Other ISBN Binding: print
• Language: en
• Quality Rating: 1
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<p><b>A <i>New York Times </i>Bestseller</b></p><p>A decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary edition of <i>The Red Tent</i>.</p><p>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 tell of her father, Jacob, and his twelve sons.</p><p>Told in Dinah's voice, Anita Diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of the mothers--Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah--the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through childhood, 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.</p><p>Deeply affecting, <i>The Red Tent</i> combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women's lives.</p>