The Red Tent (Bestselling Backlist)
by Anita Diamant
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Author: Anita DiamantEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 1998-10-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 321
Publisher: Picador
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Book Review: An inspiration to women
Summary: 5 Stars
Some would suggest that this novel is not worth the time it takes to read it based on the idea that it is not a correct Biblical account. Well, of course its not. This is not a religious fiction novel (in the sense that The Chosen would be, or one of the many series dedicated to expansion of knowledge and faith in Christianity) rather historical fiction. I found it to be inspiring, and fulfulling.
The novel portrays Dinah, a woman in the Bible cited as a great source of tragedy and shame. This novel shows her story in a different light, depicting her childhood, life, and death, in a way which gives strength to women of them time, rather than their male counterparts. More important than Biblical accuracy is the way which Diamant depicts religion and faith of the time, along with the lifestyle and the respect for the differences between men and women that is all but unknown today. If you want Biblical accuracy, go elsewhere. If you want a novel of courage, faith, and new perspectives on what you thought you knew about feminine strength and history, look no further.
Summary of The Red Tent (Bestselling Backlist)
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.
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
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