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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. An amazing story of Dina, the only daughter of Jacob. Tells of the traditions during the creations of the tribes of Jacob. Anita diamant did an amazing job!!!! (  ) tgallant | Dec 6, 2009 |  One woman's life - intertwined in her society and the bible stories that we think we know so well...I would look up from my nightly reading and wonder why there was furniture and a house, expecting to find myself in a village and a tent instead. ( ) LisaDMack | Nov 23, 2009 | Reviewed by Mrs. Foley From Follett - The story of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, is told from her point of view, beginning with the story of her mothers, Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah. These wives of Jacob give her the fits that are to sustain her through a damaged youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Great book. Wonderful fleshing out of a barely mentioned Biblical character. Reminds me some of Orson Scott Card's "Women of Genesis" series. Some readers might not like the way that other "famous" Biblical characters such as Rachel, Joseph, and Jacob are portrayed. It does show them as very human and flawed. (  ) hickmanmc | Nov 17, 2009 | I had tried to read this book once before, but only got halfway through because it was so dull. Imagine "Little House on the Prairie" meets biblical characters - complete with the extremely detailed and tedious descriptions about all aspects of life, from food, to sex, to family dynamics. The book did not get interesting until halfway through, at the point where the Bible actually mentions Dinah. Then it was interesting to learn how the author imagined Dinah's life unfolding. However, until that point, I was drearily reminded of Laura Ingalls Wilder's descriptions of the buttons on her dresses or the layers of her petticoats. I'm sure if you lived during that time, the details of who ate what at the feast would have been of highest importance, but to a modern-day reader, it was just incredibly hard to push through. If it wasn't for the last quarter of the book, I would have given this a one-star rating. (  ) echoesofstars | Nov 12, 2009 | Entertaining, fairly well written with distinct characters. ( ) chanel11 | Nov 9, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0312195516, Paperback)The red tent is the place where women gathered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and even illness. Like the conversations and mysteries held within this feminine tent, this sweeping piece of fiction offers an insider's look at the daily life of a biblical sorority of mothers and wives and their one and only daughter, Dinah. Told in the voice of Jacob's daughter Dinah (who only received a glimpse of recognition in the Book of Genesis), we are privy to the fascinating feminine characters who bled within the red tent. In a confiding and poetic voice, Dinah whispers stories of her four mothers, Rachel, Leah, Zilpah, and Bilhah--all wives to Jacob, and each one embodying unique feminine traits. As she reveals these sensual and emotionally charged stories we learn of birthing miracles, slaves, artisans, household gods, and sisterhood secrets. Eventually Dinah delves into her own saga of betrayals, grief, and a call to midwifery."Like any sisters who live together and share a husband, my mother and aunties spun a sticky web of loyalties and grudges," Anita Diamant writes in the voice of Dinah. "They traded secrets like bracelets, and these were handed down to me the only surviving girl. They told me things I was too young to hear. They held my face between their hands and made me swear to remember." Remembering women's earthy stories and passionate history is indeed the theme of this magnificent book. In fact, it's been said that The Red Tent is what the Bible might have been had it been written by God's daughters, instead of her sons. --Gail Hudson (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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