The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel [Paperback]

ANew York TimesBestseller

A decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary edition ofThe Red Tent.

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.

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.

Deeply affecting,The Red Tentcombines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women's lives.

Anita Diamantis an award-winning journalist and author of six books about contemporary Jewish life, includingThe New Jewish WeddingandChoosing a Jewish Life. Her works of fiction includeGood HarborandThe Last Days of Dogtown. She lives in Massachusetts.

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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, The Christian Science Monitor

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