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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.
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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19 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is probably my favorite book. I am not a religous person by any means, but as a young woman... this book moved me on a whole other level. Its beautiful, thoughful, human, and real. LOVE IT.
18 member(s) found this review helpful.
definitely inthe top three of all time for me. So incredibly well told, and a great balance to the male dominated stories of the bible. Don't we always wonder what the other half was thinking? If you loved this one, try The Twentieth Wife and The Feast of Roses--they are about Indian history and telling the female side.
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17 member(s) found this review helpful.
Diamant takes a minor character from the Bible and spins off into an illustrious story of unexpected and misinterpreted passion. In addition to following Dinah's journey through womanhood and beyond, the reader gets acquainted with other, more familiar biblical characters, who jump into life with their own personalities and problems.
It will be difficult for me to separate the Bible story of Rachel and Leah now from this story because of Diamant's vivid writing and the way she made the characters come to life. This is one of the few books that made me cry.
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15 member(s) found this review helpful.
Normally I do not particularly like either "wimmen's books" or biblical themes, but I found myself pleasantly surprised by this one. In many ways, I think it would have been a stronger book without drawing on the specific biblical characters as the historical context and storytelling aspects of the book were almost diminished by the familiarity of the tale. Still, the characters were beautifully drawn, the book well written, the setting falls from the page and surrounds the reader. Recommended.
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14 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of the best books I'v read in a long time. It made me cry both tears of sadness and tears of happiness. No other book I've read has been able to do that. The rituals that took place in regards to the red tent were beautiful. What a way to worship and love bieng a woman. And the story of Dinah was wonderful.
11 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of the few books to make me cry in a very long time. It's the fascinating, deeply moving imagination of the life of Dinah, a Biblical character barely mentioned in Genesis in the context of her father Jacob and her twelve brothers. It says a lot about sisterhood, matriarchal ties and endurance. I would highly recommend it to anybody, especially women.
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8 member(s) found this review helpful.
This a very well-written and interesting book. I could hardly put it down. I seem to remember I read it in like 2 or 3 days!
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is an Old Testament story where the author has filled in "in between the lines". Especially entertaining if you are familiar with the Bible version. If not, it is a wonderful way to learn about the ways of some ancient people from an often lost viewpoint, the women.
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
Oh where to begin? From the first page you get absorbed into the story and the characters and the setting and... well, you get the idea. I rarely reread books, but I've read this twice and will probably 'order' this book again through PBS when I need my fix!
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of my all time favorites. Beautifully written, the story pulls you into this facinating world of biblical times.
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You feel like you're really getting to see life for women in biblical times, it's great! The characters are written with so many layers, so very interesting! Loved it!
I loved this book. It is an interesting view of women in the biblical era. A must for all women.
Mary W. 
Staci D. (My friend gave me this book as a gift, and I am so glad she did. I really loved this story -- it was so beautiful and rich and something I couldn't put down. I know I will read this again and again. I am very happy to have this as part of my collection.
Stephanie G. (I plan to never part with my copy this is my favortie book and I have read it a ton of times. I suggest this book all the time it is an amazing work and an interesting story.
I loved this book. Excellantly written and the story of Dinah kept me wanting to read more and more. If a movie where made of this book it would be an Epic!!!
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